Poll: Doctors Are Still Prescribing Lots Of Opioids For Low Back Pain
More than half of Americans suffer lower back pain each year, the latest NPR/Truven Health Analytics survey finds. And they're often not going for treatments recommended as safest and most effective.
More than half of people say they've suffered lower back pain in the past year, according to the latest NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll.
That's not a surprise; low back pain is very common, and one of the biggest reasons that people seek medical care. But people told us that they're making very different choices in how they treat that pain, with some stark differences among age groups and income levels.
And doctors often aren't giving people advice based on the best medical evidence, instead prescribing treatments that don't relieve back pain and
