Dr. Vince Leone argues that spinal decompression is an underserved market. Seventy to eighty-five percent of people experience low back pain in their lifetime, with surgery and opioids failing many chronic patients who then develop dependence.
Here's the kicker, docs. Is there a future in spinal decompression? Isn't the market getting saturated? Aren't, you know, there's more doctors doing decompression. I don't know if this niche will really work for me. And let me tell you, folks, nothing could be further from— there's plenty of demand. This is low back pain accounts for one of the highest incident medical conditions that contributes to disability, decreased activities of daily living, decreased quality of life. An inability to work in the United States and worldwide. In fact, of all diseases and injuries that contribute to disability-adjusted life years in the United States, low back pain ranks 3rd. It affects 70 to 85% of people during their lifetime. Here's the kicker, docs, with approximately 20% Becoming chronic in the age 20 to 59 year range. Low back pain has been the leading cause of disability for numerous decades. And it says finally, furthermore, many chronic musculoskeletal patients, especially with low back pain, do not respond to surgery and many develop dependence on opioids. So— Wow. If you think about that, 20%
