Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Understanding Low Back Pain: Preventing the Transition to Chronic Pain

12 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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Jeff Langmaid explains why over half a billion people experience low back pain globally, and why one to two-thirds of those seeking care develop chronic symptoms. He argues movement-based chiropractic care can prevent the shift from acute to chronic pain, where traditional interventions sometimes make it worse.

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Over half a billion people.

Spoken as "1 to 2/3" (quoted from the transcript).

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And it's estimated that over half a billion people will suffer from low back pain at any point in time. That means there are a lot of people in your town, in your community, in your city, in your state, in your region, and in your country that are dealing with low back pain right now. Additionally, we know that 1 to 2/3 of people seeking care for acute low back pain will eventually experience recurrent or persistent severe symptoms. And we've talked about this transition from acute to chronic pain in the past. And quite frankly, how, when I look on the outside in, it looks like a lot of times traditional interventions almost facilitate that transition from acute to low back pain. That is why who we are as chiropractors, what we do with movement based care is so important, because when we are able to slow down, stop or reverse acute back pain, it never gets chronic, which is absolutely critical.