Back Pain Facts


  • Back pain affects 8/10 people at some point during their lives.
  • Around ¼ of US adults experience low back pain for at least 1 whole day.
  • Back pain is the most common reason for missing work.
  • Lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide.
  • The majority of back pain isn’t caused by serious conditions such as a fracture, cancer, or inflammatory arthritis.