Chronic Low Back Pain

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25% of adults have reported having low back pain within the last 3 months. Low back pain is the most common type of pain reported in the United States and while the majority of people will recover fully from low back pain within 12 weeks, 2-8% of individuals will go on to have chronic low back pain. Chronic low back pain is among the leading causes of disability in the United States and around the world. In this episode, we talk about the causes of chronic low back pain, diagnostic challenges, and the recent breakthroughs in our understanding of chronic pain and the best ways to go about treating chronic low back pain. This program is the second in our five-part series on back pain, so be sure to check out the past and future episodes to learn even more! International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): The Global Burden of Low Back Pain https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/fact-sheets/the-global-burden-of-low-back-pain/   The Cleveland Clinic: Low Back Pain https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/7936-lower-back-pain   WebMD: Good and Bad Exercises for Low Back Pain https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/ss/slideshow-exercises