Management of patients with a musculoskeletal pain condition that is likely chronic: Results from a national cross sectional survey

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (e.g. back and neck pain, pain due to arthritis, leg pain, arm pain of >3 months duration) affects between 11 and 24% of the general population,5, 10 with some estimates as high as 48% for chronic musculoskeletal complaints.19 Costs attributable to musculoskeletal pain have risen in the United States between 1996 and 2014 from $400 billion to nearly a trillion dollars (i.e. 3.4% of GDP to 5.8% of GDP) and these will no doubt rise even further as the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders are expected to increase as the population ages.

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