A survey from 2022 found that 70 percent of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain stated they had difficulty finding a treatment that worked well to ease their pain. This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well to ease their pain, by age group.
Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well as of 2022, by age
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
All adults
70%
18 to 29 years
58%
30 to 39 years
73%
40 to 49 years
73%
50 to 59 years
77%
60 to 69 years
66%
70 to 79 years
68%
65 years and older
70%
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1,521 adults surveyed currently experienced chronic low back pain and/or sciatic pain, i.e., back painthat runs into the hips and legs (“CLBP sufferers”)
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Harris Poll. (August 9, 2022). Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447905/chronic-low-back-pain-difficulty-finding-good-treatment/
Harris Poll. "Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well as of 2022, by age." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447905/chronic-low-back-pain-difficulty-finding-good-treatment/
Harris Poll. (2022). Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well as of 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447905/chronic-low-back-pain-difficulty-finding-good-treatment/
Harris Poll. "Share of U.S. Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain with Difficulty Finding a Treatment That Works Well as of 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447905/chronic-low-back-pain-difficulty-finding-good-treatment/
Harris Poll, Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well as of 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447905/chronic-low-back-pain-difficulty-finding-good-treatment/ (last visited June 03, 2025)
Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain with difficulty finding a treatment that works well as of 2022, by age [Graph], Harris Poll, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447905/chronic-low-back-pain-difficulty-finding-good-treatment/
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