Prevalence of back and neck pain in Germany. Results from the BURDEN 2020 Burden of Disease Study.

ABSTRACT: Back and neck pain are widespread and can significantly reduce quality of life. A cross-sectional telephone survey (N=5,009) was carried out between October 2019 and March 2020 to gain a valid estimate of the prevalence of back and neck pain among adults in Germany. In addition to the frequency and intensity of back and neck pain, the study collected information about quality of life and comorbidity. The findings showed that 61.3% of respondents reported back pain in the last twelve months. Lower back pain was reported about twice as often as upper back pain, with 15.5% of respondents stating that they experienced chronic back pain. 45.7% reported neck pain, and 15.6% of respondents have experienced lower and upper back pain in addition to neck pain in the past year. Women are affected by

SUBMITTER: von der Lippe E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832370 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature