Boneandjointburden.org Website Review

1 in 8 persons of prime working age reported lost work days due to a muscu*oskeletal condition - a total of 216 million days - in 2012. Muscu*oskeletal diseases cost $796.3 billion dollars in 2011, 5.7% of the annual GDP. In any given year, 12% to 14% of the ad*lt population will visit their physician for back pain. Muscu*oskeletal diseases account for more than 50% of disabling health conditions reported by ad*lts. 54 of every 100 persons in the US, 126.6 million age 18 and over, reported suffering a muscu*oskeletal disease in 2012. Muscu*oskeletal diseases were diagnosed in 18% of the 1.3 billion health care visits in 2011. Select topics from the forthcoming The Burden of Muscu*oskeletal Diseases in the United States, Fourth Edition, are now available Muscu*oskeletal diseases affect more than one out of every two persons in the United States age 18 and over, and nearly three out of four age 65 and over. Trauma, back pain, and arthritis are the three most common muscu*oskeletal conditions reported, and for which health care visits to physicians’ offices, emergency departments, and hospitals occur each year. The rate of muscu*oskeletal diseases far outst*ips that of circulatory diseases and respiratory diseases, which affect about one in three persons, with the majority reporting relatively easily treatable conditions such as chronic hypertension or hay fever and bronchitis. The cost of treating major muscu*oskeletal diseases, which often includes long-term pain and disability, is also greater than for treatment of many other common health conditions. Yet research dollars to identify causes, create new treatments, and reduce pain and disability remain much lower than that of other health conditions. With the aging of the US population, muscu*oskeletal diseases are becoming a greater burden every year. The pages of this site illustrate the magnitude of muscu*oskeletal diseases on the US population, and provide a small slice of the cost and impact on the US