Americans Divided On How To Manage Neck And Back Pain, Survey Reveals

New study information from nan Orlando Health Spine Center reveals a important quality among Americans connected really to negociate cervix and backmost pain. Respondents were divided betwixt relying connected remainder and reduced activity (44%), turning to over-the-counter symptom relievers (42%), and hot/cold therapies (29%) - an uncertainty that whitethorn beryllium discouraging immoderate from seeking aesculapian guidance.

We want patients surviving their champion life. We want patients to beryllium capable to do nan things they emotion pinch their family and friends. If they travel to spot us, we will beryllium capable to connection therapies aliases treatments to get them backmost to wherever they were overmuch quicker."

Brian Braithwaite, M.D., Interventional Spine & Pain Physician astatine nan Orlando Health Spine Center

Dr. Braithwaite determines nan champion people of curen for each diligent astatine nan Orlando Health Spine Center by starting pinch thorough examinations and images specified arsenic MRI aliases CT scans, ensuring a personalized attack to symptom management. 

"Once we person a bully thought of what's causing their pain, past it's easy to travel up pinch nan plan," said Dr. Braithwaite. "It's very important that we're capable to connection patients blimpish alternatives because galore times they don't request thing invasive to consciousness better."

Reeta Brendamour, 66, knowledgeable excruciating enarthrosis symptom and limb numbness that kept her from enjoying her favourite activities and a once-active lifestyle. She initially tried location remedies and avoided seeing a doctor, concerned that room mightiness beryllium her only option. 

According to nan survey, she's not alone, only 5% of Americans see room their apical action for relieving pain. "I didn't want surgery. I didn't moreover want to spell to nan expert to find retired what was going on," Brendamour said. "I conscionable avoided it."

When nan symptom became excessively overmuch to bear, Reeta scheduled an assignment pinch Dr. Braithwaite, who diagnosed her pinch arthritis and degenerative disc disease. She learned nan symptom she was experiencing stemmed from her cervix and he recommended steroid injections to trim inflammation and relieve nan pain. 

"Within 2 days, each my symptom and each nan numbness was gone," said Brendamour. "It was a miracle. It genuinely was a miracle. I tin now do things that I didn't deliberation I was going to beryllium capable to do anymore."

The curen allowed her to return to activities she loves, including golfing, school yoga and walking nan world.

Dr. Braithwaite reminds patients that aging doesn't person to mean surviving successful pain. "Longevity and happiness aren't conscionable astir surviving pain-free - it's astir maintaining function," he said. "Your assemblage doesn't heal for illustration it utilized to, truthful it whitethorn require injection therapy aliases different treatments to accelerate nan treatment process and supply a afloat recovery."

The Orlando Health Spine Center offers a broad scope of treatments for various conditions. 

"It's a one-stop shop - nary matter what's going connected pinch a patient's spine, cervix aliases little back, we tin measure and thief them consciousness better," said Dr. Braithwaite. "Whether it's blimpish treatment, beingness therapy aliases imaging, everything tin beryllium done in-house to thief patients find relief." 

Survey methodology

This study was conducted online wrong nan United States by Ipsos connected nan KnowledgePanel® from May 30 to June 1, 2025, and surveyed 1,024 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. This canvass is based connected a nationally typical probability sample and has separator of sampling correction of positive aliases minus 3.3 percent points astatine nan 95%confidence level, for results based connected nan full sample of adults. For complete study methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact: [email protected].