Chronic low-back pain on the rise: Study finds 'alarming increase' in prevalence

Monday, February 9, 2009 - 16:56 in Health & Medicine

The proportion of people suffering from long term, impairing low back pain has more than doubled in North Carolina since the early 1990s, according to a new study. What's more, researchers believe the increase may be indicative of a similar trend across the country.

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