This statistic shows the number of times adults in the U.S. with back pain went to a doctor for treatment for their back pain in the last 12 months, as of 2017, by gender. It was found that 30 percent of males had received up to 5 treatments for back pain in the last year, compared with just 19 percent of female respondents.
Number of times adults with back pain in the U.S. received treatment from a doctor within the past year as of 2017, by gender
respondents who suffered at least once per month from back pain and wanted to give an answer
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "(at a doctor) How often did you undergo treatment for back pain over the past 12 months? Please give your best guess if you are not sure. Leave the field blank if you prefer not to answer."
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Statista Survey. (February 28, 2017). Number of times adults with back pain in the U.S. received treatment from a doctor within the past year as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/700411/frequency-of-practitioner-visits-for-back-pain-treatment-adults-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Number of times adults with back pain in the U.S. received treatment from a doctor within the past year as of 2017, by gender." Chart. February 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700411/frequency-of-practitioner-visits-for-back-pain-treatment-adults-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of times adults with back pain in the U.S. received treatment from a doctor within the past year as of 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700411/frequency-of-practitioner-visits-for-back-pain-treatment-adults-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Number of times Adults with Back Pain in The U.S. Received Treatment from a Doctor within The past Year as of 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700411/frequency-of-practitioner-visits-for-back-pain-treatment-adults-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Number of times adults with back pain in the U.S. received treatment from a doctor within the past year as of 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700411/frequency-of-practitioner-visits-for-back-pain-treatment-adults-us-by-gender/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of times adults with back pain in the U.S. received treatment from a doctor within the past year as of 2017, by gender [Graph], Statista Survey, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/700411/frequency-of-practitioner-visits-for-back-pain-treatment-adults-us-by-gender/
