TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Approach to Neck and Back Pain A1 - Ma, Zheng Ben A1 - Miller, Emily Senecal A2 - Sherman, Scott C. PY - 2019 T2 - Simon's Emergency Orthopedics, 8e AB - Neck and back pain are among the most common presenting complaints in emergency department (ED) patients. While the quoted lifetime prevalence of back pain varies within medical literature, approximate figures range up to 84%, suggesting the vast majority of individuals will experience an episode of back pain at some point in their lifetime.1 On a global scale, neck and lower back pain remained the leading cause of disability in the world from 1990 to 2015.2 In a US-based survey involving more than 31,000 individuals, low back pain lasting at least a whole day in the past 3 months was reported by 26.4% of respondents, and neck pain was reported by 13.8%.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1154631272 ER -