Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Shocking Facts About Chronic Low Back Pain | Chiropractic Insights

3 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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Short YouTube talk by Jeff Langmaid (Chiropractic Insights) highlighting prevalence and impact of chronic low back pain and arguing that chiropractors are well-positioned to treat it. Presents two striking statistics about progression from acute to chronic pain and the proportion experiencing high-impact pain, then urges chiropractors to improve communication and outreach to a large market.

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One in five (20%).

40%.

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One in five cases of acute low back pain become chronic. Shocking to me. And here's the even more shocking stat. 40% of chronic low back pain patients will experience high impact pain that significantly interferes with work, social activities, daily life. So sometimes I believe, you know, speak for myself. We kind of get this veil of low back pain being so boring. Is it the most exciting thing to treat on planet Earth? No. Is it necessary? Yes. Is there anybody that does it better than us as chiropractors? I haven't seen it. And the market is infinitely deep from a business perspective. So are you getting out there in communicating at the level you need to? There is no shortage. If you have any space on your schedule, you can do a better job communicating, because there is no shortage of individuals that are dealing with these issues.