This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines for their pain in the past 12 months as of 2018. Around 50 percent of the survey respondents said they took Acetaminophen, such as Tylenol, for neck or back pain.
Percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines in the past 12 months for their pain as of 2018
Original question: Did you take any of the following for your neck or back pain in the last 12 months? (Asked of those who saw a health professional in the last 12 months for significant neck/back pain that had been ongoing for 12 months or less)
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Palmer College of Chiropractic, & Gallup. (October 4, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines in the past 12 months for their pain as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/757434/drug-consumption-us-adults-neck-or-back-pain/
Palmer College of Chiropractic, und Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines in the past 12 months for their pain as of 2018." Chart. October 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757434/drug-consumption-us-adults-neck-or-back-pain/
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Gallup. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines in the past 12 months for their pain as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757434/drug-consumption-us-adults-neck-or-back-pain/
Palmer College of Chiropractic, and Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Back or Neck Pain Who Took Select Medicines in The past 12 Months for Their Pain as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757434/drug-consumption-us-adults-neck-or-back-pain/
Palmer College of Chiropractic & Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines in the past 12 months for their pain as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757434/drug-consumption-us-adults-neck-or-back-pain/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults with back or neck pain who took select medicines in the past 12 months for their pain as of 2018 [Graph], Palmer College of Chiropractic, & Gallup, October 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/757434/drug-consumption-us-adults-neck-or-back-pain/
