Your Backpain Specialists Want You to Know These Interesting Facts

Your Backpain Specialists
Want You to Know These
Interesting Facts
M A R T I N F A M I L Y C H I R O P R A C T I C . C O M

The question that has plagued mankind for
centuries is why low back pain is so common.
It could be we don’t get enough exercise or
we demand way too much of our backs. Your
back pain specialists want you to know these
interesting facts:

The prevalence of back pain is so common that
80 percent of you will suffer back pain that
requires some sort of treatment.

Once you have suffered
back pain, the likelihood
of recurrence is rather
high.

In people under the age
of 45, back pain is the
most common cause of
activity limitations.

Back pain is the 5th ranked reason for
hospital visits.
Back pain is the 3rd most common cause for
surgical procedures.
About 2 percent of our workforce receives
compensation for back injuries every year.

One of the reasons we suffer frequent and widespread
back pain has to do with the biomechanics of the
biped. Our vertically loaded spine carries more weight
in the low back compared to our four-legged friends.
We tend to overload our backs with much more
frequency simply because we can. We often use
our arms to carry items that weigh too much for
our backs to safely handle. In addition, we often
lift and carry things using poor techniques.

As you know, many Americans are packing
on a few too many pounds, and this has a
negative effect on our backs. Genes also can
play a role in back pain, as can race and sex.
Even smoking increases the chances of
suffering sciatica, which causes back pain.

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