This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best relief from their back pain, as of February 2017, by ethnicity. It was found that 7 percent of African American respondents stated treatment by a chiropractor provided the best relief from their back pain, compared to 18 percent of Caucasian respondents.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best pain relief as of February 2017, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Black or African American
Hispanic American or Latino
White / Caucasian
Acupuncture
3%
4%
3%
Chiropractor
7%
14%
18%
Globules/homeopathy
0%
8%
2%
Physiotherapy, massages, back school, yoga, muscle training, etc.
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Statista Survey. (February 28, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best pain relief as of February 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681147/best-measures-to-relieve-back-pain-adults-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best pain relief as of February 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. February 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681147/best-measures-to-relieve-back-pain-adults-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best pain relief as of February 2017, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681147/best-measures-to-relieve-back-pain-adults-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Back Pain Who Stated Select Measures Provided Them The Best Pain Relief as of February 2017, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681147/best-measures-to-relieve-back-pain-adults-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best pain relief as of February 2017, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681147/best-measures-to-relieve-back-pain-adults-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with back pain who stated select measures provided them the best pain relief as of February 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], Statista Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681147/best-measures-to-relieve-back-pain-adults-us-by-ethnicity/
