Hurting for Help: A Look at Back Pain Prevalence and Pain Management Techniques

Hurting for Help: A LOOK AT BACK PAIN PREVALENCE PAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES & Bach Facts 24 Number of separate vertebrae in the back 17.3 inches Average length of spinal cord 23 Number of intervertebral discs in the back Types of muscles that aid spine function • Extensor Flexor Oblique 1 billion Average number of neurons in the spinal cord Back Pain by the Numbers 13 million 80% Number of Americans who see physicians each year for back pain of Americans suffer from back pain at some point 2.4 million 2.4 million Number of Americans who are chronically disabled by back pain Number of Americans who are temporarily disabled by back pain Beating Back Pain M Maintain proper posture and stress relief Help prevent and manage chronic back pain. V Exercise often Keep your back and spine limber and healthy. V Visit an Orange County pain management doctor. 72 hours - Maximum time to wait before seeing a physician for back pain. M Undergo steroid injection or facet block • Pain management method that alleviates back pain. • Acute, chronic - Types of back pain injections can treat. • Cervical, thoracic, lumbar - Regions of the back injections can treat. • Nerves, joints - Common sources of back pain injections can treat. • Muscles, tendons, ligaments - Trigger points in the back injections can treat. • 3 - Average number of injections needed for back pain relief. 2 weeks -Average timeframe between injections. Infographic Provided By: Pain Specialists www.orangecountypainmanagement.net Sources: www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Spine-Center/Anatomy-of-the-Spine/ www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Spine-Center/ Anatomy-of-the-Spine/Discs.aspx www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Spine-Center/ Anatomy-of the faculty.washington.edu/chudler/facts.html www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/low-back-000101.htm www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg-nerveblock www.webmd.com/back-pain/default.htm nf. the-Spine/Back-Muscles.aspx