When a serious spinal condition strikes, it feels like life as you know it has suddenly come to an end. Severe back and neck pain devastates patients and can have a cascading impact on their entire families. Conditions such as spinal arthritis, herniated or degenerative discs, and nerve compression can cause excruciating pain, leading to lost mobility, ability to work, and income, as well as significant trauma, isolation, clinical depression, and decreased quality of life. Spinal conditions are a nationwide crisis affecting millions of people. Chances are good that you or someone you love has needed treatment for a spinal condition.
Back and neck pain affect millions of people every year, impacting mobility, independence, work, and overall quality of life.
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100 million Americans, approximately 1/3rd of the U.S. population, suffer from chronic neck or back pain each year.
Back and neck pain is the #1 reason for physical pain and the most common non-cancer related reason opioids are prescribed in the U.S.
$250 billion annual cost to U.S. economy with 264 million lost workdays per year.
Those with this pain are 4 times more likely to become clinically depressed.
$250 billion annual cost to U.S. economy with 264 million lost workdays per year.
Back and neck pain is the #1 job-related disability in the U.S.
