Jeff Langmaid explains that only 39% of low back pain is disc-related and 30% is from herniation. Most back pain comes from somewhere else, so clinicians should use these numbers to calm patients who assume they have a slipped disc.
39%.
About 30%.
So over a third of low back pain is caused by discogenic and a little bit above a quarter is specifically relative to a disc herniation. Good statistics to know as you are communicating, as you are out at wherever you are promoting your practice, whether it is an event, whether it's your social media videos, whether it's blog posts, whether it's a social post, whatever it might be. Highlighting some of these really attention grabbing statistics is is a great way to do exactly that. Get some attention and then be able to teach upon it. So I'll say it one more time, 39% of pain, low back pain is attributed to discogenic reasons, about 30% specifically disc herniations. So not every time. As a matter of fact most of the time somebody has back pain it's not going to be discogenic and it's not going to be caused by a disc herniation although most people have that fear. It's a great teaching moment.
