18-year Trends in the Prevalence of, and Health Care Use for, Non-Cancer Pain in the United States: Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Pain is a major cause of morbidity in the United States, costing billions of dollars annually in conventional28 and complementary44 health care and lost productivity.28 The prevalence of condition-specific pain in the United States is generally estimated using data from national surveys. These surveys have routinely found increases in arthritic conditions,14,45,75,76 headaches7, and spine conditions1616,22,38,40,58 since the 1990s. Increases in the prevalence of spine conditions have also been observed at the state level.

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