Americans Try Many Things to Ease Chronic Back Pain

Nearly half of all U.S. adults have back pain, and 40% say the pain limits their social activities, according to a new poll.

The survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, done by OnePoll on behalf of Chirp, a company that makes devices for back pain relief, found that almost half of respondents (49%) are affected by pain at work, and 2 in 5 say that pain hampers their social lives.

Read more to learn Dr. Cole’s perspective on this new survey data in this article on WebMD.