• Lower back pain disables 5.4 million Americans each year!

• Associated medical expenses total $24 billion each year!

• Back injuries account for 25% of lost work time--about 93 million lost workdays a year!

• Back injuries account for 33% of all compensation costs or $14 billion a year!

• 90% of back pain is due to sprains and strains!

• Acute back pain often goes away by itself in a few days or weeks with 70% of people recovering within one month!