- Low back pain is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits.
- Back pain is the most frequent cause of activity limitation in people younger than 45 years old
- Second only to the common cold for absenteeism from work.
- 1 in 5 people have back pain at any one time (now).
- Over 80% of people will have debilitating lower back pain at one time in their lives.
- 25% adults report having low back pain lasting at least a day in the past 3 months, and nearly 10% have have had severe acute low back pain within the last year.
- 5 % of people with back pain disability account for 75 % of the costs associated with low back pain. (MRI’s, Operations, etc)
- Americans spend at least $100 Billion per year on back pain.
- 95% of back pain cases are Mechanical and can be effectively treated by Chiropractors.
These are some scary stats! Nearly everyone suffers from back pain! I went visiting some surgeons in my area and found out that their reoperatative rate is at least 30% of patients within 5 yrs. So one operation to "fix" the problem may not be your last. The postoperative healing and rehabilitation is a few months too.
The good news however is that your back does not need to reach this state! A strong, healthy, flexible back is not a painful one. Removing joint and nervous system irritations before they lead to injury and pain is routine Chiropractic care. You do not need to be in pain to begin seeing a Chiropractor. diagnosis of which vertebrae are irritated is done by simply feeling their movement and the local muscle tone, this can be corrected and rehabilitative measures and advise can be taken to prevent injury or re-injury.
Chiropractic increases the nerve stimulation from your back to your brain so that there is better control of your muscle tone and movements: This is what prevents injury and allows current injuries to heal.
