Low Back Pain

Lower back pain is the most common type of pain reported by adults (Deyo et al, 2006).

The prevalence of low back pain is increasing and is estimated to cost $100-$200 billion annually in healthcare expenditures and lost wages in the United States (Katz, 2006).

Research confirms that "therapies with good evidence of efficacy for chronic or subacute low back pain are cognitive-behavioral therapy, exercise, spinal manipulation, and inter-disciplinary rehabilitation.^"1

 

1.       Chow et al., Annals of Internal Medicine. 2007:147:492-504. Non-pharmacologic therapies for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A review of the evidence for an American Pain Society / American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.