RT Book, Section
A1 Engstrom, John W.
A1 Deyo, Richard A.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Josephson, S. Andrew
SR Print(0)
ID 1145767739
T1 BACK AND NECK PAIN
T2 Harrison's Neurology in Clinical Medicine, 4e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835865
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145767739
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  importance  of  back  and  neck  pain  in  our  society  is  underscored  by  the  following:  (1)  the  cost  of  back  pain  in  the  United  States  exceeds  $100  billion  annually;  approximately  one-third  of  these  costs  are  direct  health  care  expenses,  and  two-thirds  are  indirect  costs  resulting  from  loss  of  wages  and  productivity;  (2)  back  symptoms  are  the  most  common  cause  of  disability  in  those  <45  years;  (3)  low  back  pain  is  the  second  most  common  reason  for  visiting  a  physician  in  the  United  States;  and  (4)  70%  of  persons  will  have  back  pain  at  some  point  in  their  lives.