1. World problems
  2. Back pain

Back pain

  • Back-ache

Incidence

Back pain accounts for an estimated 10 percent of all primary care doctors visits each year in the USA, costing Americans as much as $86 billion annually.

Claim

Back pain is increasingly being treated with addictive drugs and diagnostic exams that expose patients to potentially unnecessary and dangerous levels of radiation.

Back pain is frequently the gateway that leads people down a path of drug addiction and lifelong disability

Poor posture and/or improper movement is responsible for the vast majority of back pain. Proper alignment of the bones and joints is critical for remaining pain free.

Broader

Arthritis
Presentable
Spinal pain
Yet to rate

Narrower

Lower back pain
Presentable

Aggravates

Kidney disorders
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Gout
Presentable
Accidental falls
Presentable
Paraesthesia
Yet to rate
Muscular wasting
Yet to rate
Anaesthesia
Yet to rate

Related

Torticollis
Yet to rate

Value

Pain
Yet to rate

Reference

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Medicine » Anatomy
  • Medicine » Muscular system » Muscular system
  • Medicine » Nervous system » Nervous system
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    May 19, 2022