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Epidemiology

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  • it affects around one-third of the adult UK population each year and out of these patients around 20% will go to a GP for consultation (around 2.6 million people each year) (1)
  • peak prevalence of back pain is in those aged 45-59 years
  • lifetime prevalence is between 49% to 70% (2)
  • little difference in the prevalence in men and women.
  • work related back pain is more common among males.
  • 90% of acute episodes of low back pain will resolve within 6 weeks.

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