Back Facts
The epidemic of back pain is enormous: It's a $44 billion industry,
it's the leading workers' comp injury, it's the leading reason for disability
for people under the age of 45, it will strike 90% of all American adults,
it's the second-leading surgical procedure, and it's only getting worse.
- Up to 85% of the US Population will have Back Pain at some time in their life.
- On any given day 6.5 million people are in bed because of back pain.
- 5.4 million Americans are disabled annually due to back pain.
- An estimated 93 million workdays are lost each year due to back pain.
- 90% of all back pain resolves in 6-12 weeks.
- 5-10% of low back pain becomes chronic.
- Only 20% of all back surgeries are successful after 2 years.
- The total number of spine surgeries in the U.S. approaches 500,000 per year.
- An estimated $45 - 54 billion is spent on the treatment of low back pain per year.
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Back Map
Upper Neck, Upper Cervical Spine (C1 - C2)
C1 - Brain, Nasal and Palette Glands, Lungs, Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach, Liver, Large Intestines
C2 - Eye, Sinuses, Brain, Nasal and Palette Glands
Mid/Lower Neck, Cervical Spine (C3 ? C7)
C3 - Eye, Sinuses, Nasal and Palette Glands,
C4 - Eye, Sinuses, Nasal and Palette Glands, Sublingual Glands, Submaxilary Glands
C5 - Parotid Gland, Sublingual Glands, Submaxilary Glands
C6 - Parotid Gland, Thyroid
C7 - Thyroid, Lungs
Mid Back, Thoracic Spine (T1 - T12)
T1 - Lungs, Heart, Parotid Gland, Carotid Artery, Pulmonary Artery
T2 - Lungs, Heart, Parotid Gland, Carotid Artery
T3 - Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Pulmonary Artery, Carotid Artery
T4 - Liver
T5 - Stomach
T6 - Pancreas
T7 - Spleen
T8 - Liver
T9 - Adrenal
T10 - Small Intestines
T11 - Kidney
T12 - Kidney
Lower Back, Lumbar Spine (L1 - L5)
L1 - Large Intestines
L2 - Large Intestines
L3 - Large Intestines, Spleen, Bladder
L4 - Large Intestines, Bladder
L5 - Large Intestines, Spleen, Bladder
Basebone or Tailbone, Sacrum and Coccyx
SACR - Large Intestines, Spleen, Bladder
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