This is the lead story on the current issue of my clinic newsletter. The Global Burden of Disease 2010 clarifies the worldwide health burden of musculoskeletal conditions, particularly back and neck pain, with low back pain identified as the number-one cause of disability worldwide and neck pain the number-four cause.
Musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, neck pain and arthritis affect more than 1.7 billion people worldwide and have a greater impact on the health of the world population (death and disability) than HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases including malaria, the forces of war and nature, and all neurological conditions combined.
The project's findings that should make it abundantly clear that conditions many people may consider relatively harmless actually have tremendous potential for long-term health consequences: In my 23 years of practice, I have seen many lives greatly damaged by back, neck, and other musculoskeletal disorders.
Please take these problems seriously.
http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1716
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