ANALGESICS
FYI 12/15/2008
More Americans Seeking Medical Care Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that on average, each American seeks medical care at a doctor's office or a hospital emergency department about four times a year, an increase of 26% over the decade from 1996 to 2006.
Each year, approximately 3.6 million outpatient visits in the United States are attributed to low back pain (LBP).
Millions of people in the United States undergo surgery or are injured each year.