Starting April 11, 2010 - Ending April 11, 2011 Expired
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80% of the Western world will have at least 1 episode of disabling back pain.
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60% of these patients will have another episode of back pain within 1 year.
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45% of these patients will have another episode within 4 years.
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15% of patients with back pain progress to permanent disabilities costing 90% of total expenditures.
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Strengthening and re-education of the multifidus and transversus abdominus are key to avoiding chronic back pain.