Lower Back Pain

Lower Back Pain Statistics

• • The top MSK reason to visit your MD or Chiropractor
  • Leads to 40% of missed worked days
  • In a six month period, 5/10 Canadians suffer from Low Back Pain
  • Up to 85% of working class can expect to experience Low Back Pain during their lifetime
  • Equal frequency between men and women and highest incidence from ages 30-50.

  Contributing factors include poor muscle tone, sedentary lifestyle, constant seated posture at work, growing obesity epidemic, smoking, poor posture, and improper lifting techniques.