Back Pain
Tens of Thousands of Back Pain Patients Overtreated in Six Health Plans, According to HealthCore Study
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 31st, 2009
Many people with back pain -- a condition experienced by 9 out of 10 Americans at some point in their lives -- undergo imaging tests and surgeries much earlier than recommended by national guidelines on back pain.
"As Americans, we spend roughly as much on back problems as we do for cancer or diabetes with very little change in overall result," said Dr. Sam...
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