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Survey Shows Knee and Lower Back Pain Contribute to Insomnia, Weight Gain, Money Loss and More

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, July 10th, 2008

What's the biggest pain in your life' Credit card debt' High gas prices' While these problems are extremely bothersome, a new survey from the makers of Dr. Scholl's(R) reveals that the physical pain suffered by people with knee and lower back pain is also at the top of the list. The survey shows that knee and lower back pain pervade many aspects of respondents' lives -- and that's only the beginning of the story. As a result of their pain, more than half of sufferers (55 percent) said they weren't able to sleep as well, one quarter said they gained weight (26 percent), and one in five (21 percent) lost money because they had to take time off from work.(1)

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