Back Pain Hurts Productivity

In 1998, the estimated total health care costs for back pain sufferers were a staggering $90.7 billion – not including costs associated with lost personal income due to acquired physical limitation resulting from a back problem, or with lost employer productivity due to employee medical absence.

The American Chiropractic Association cites several studies focused on workers compensation. For those who suffer chronic back pain, the median number of days missed from work for patients of chiropractors was 9; for patients of medical doctors, the median was 34.5 days.

At any given time, 31 million Americans experience low back pain. Every year, at least half of all working Americans report some back pain symptoms. Over the course of a lifetime, 80% of Americans will suffer from back pain. Depending on the degree of severity, back pain may debilitate them, cause time off from productive work, take important time away from their family, and interfere with their quality of life.

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