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Back Pain - Frequency and Nature of
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The Extent of low back pain in the general population
In a study that review case loads in three year groups covering 10 years it was found that back pain was a primary driver of visits to a physician.
There were almost 15 million office visits for "mechanical" low back pain in 1990, ranking this problem fifth as a reason for all physician visits. 1 Back pain is very common but most acute attacks settle quite quickly, within a few days or weeks, at least enough to get back to most ordinary activities. Most people manage to continue working or return to work within a few days or weeks.
- 60-80% of adults of working age get back pain at some time.
- 15% to 20% of the population has an episode of pain in any 12-month period in the United States
- Every year back pain occurs in 50% of working age adults
- Back Pain disables 2% of the US population
- Back Pain is the most common cause of disability for persons under the age of 45
Though the cumulative pain is unimaginable, the number in hard dollars is stunning; the total annual costs for back pain range from $35 to $56 billion. Treatment costs alone are in excess of 24 Billion.3 9
90% of Back pain is caused by mechanical problems attributed to muscle or ligament "strain or injury".
Many back injuries are occupational in nature. Occupational back injury is clearly related to lifting and repeated activities. Persons in occupations that require repetitive lifting, such as nursing19 and heavy industry are especially at risk. Based on national data, occupational groups with the highest estimated prevalence of low back pain (10.1-10.5%) include mechanics and repairers of vehicles, engines and heavy equipment; operators of extractive, mining, and material-moving equipment; and people in construction trades and other construction occupations. 10
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Mechanical Disorders of the Lumbar Spine
The 3 most common mechanical disorders of the lumbar spine are soft tissue strain (muscle, ligament, facet joint), intervertebral disc herniation, and spinal stenosis. Soft tissue strain is associated with pain localized to the lumbar spine with radiation to the buttocks or thoracic area. The pain associated with a herniated intervertebral disc or spinal stenosis is described more commonly as radiating to the lower leg with a smaller component in the lumbar spine.
Soft tissue strain
Soft tissue strain is often preceded by a physical event, such as lifting a weight greater than the forces that can be supported by the muscular and ligamentous structures of the lumbosacral spine. The pain radiates up and across the paraspinous muscle with radiation limited to the buttocks. The patient may experience pain simultaneously with the precipitating event. Subsequently, the pain increases in intensity and becomes more widespread after a few hours. Frequently, pain is increased after the patient has gone to sleep. Certain motions may be painless while others are very painful. Physical examination reveals limited range of motion of the lumbar area with muscle spasm and a normal neurologic examination. The paraspinous muscles may be tender on palpation. Passive stretching of the muscle is painful and frequently results in reflex contraction. Radiographic evaluation of the lumbosacral spine is normal or demonstrates a loss of lordosis.
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