TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Neck and Back Pain A1 - Della-Giustina, David A1 - Dubin, Jeffrey S. A1 - Frohna, William A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - Low back pain alone accounts for approximately 3% of all ED visits in the United States.1 Nearly one third of ED back pain patients receive x-rays, and 10% undergo CT or MRI imaging.2 Analysis of the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study reveals a point prevalence of 5% for low back pain and 9% for neck pain. Back pain is the number one cause of disability in the United States; neck pain is number four.3,4 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121518104 ER -