* Includes heat, back brace, other alternative medicine procedures, rest, nothing, and other.
Original Question: "What treatment was recommended? (Up to three responses accepted per respondent)"
Those who experienced back pain in the past 12 months.
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Prescribed treatments for back pain among U.S. respondents as of 2017, by age
This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. respondents that were offered select prescription and over-the-counter options by a medical provider for relief of back pain as of 2017, by age. According to the data, 23.2 percent of respondents aged over 65 years were offered prescription pain killers to relieve their back pain.
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Truven Health Analytics, & NPR. (May 12, 2017). Percentage of U.S. respondents that were prescribed select treatments for their back pain as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/749841/types-of-treatment-for-back-pain-among-us-residents-by-age/
Truven Health Analytics, und NPR. "Percentage of U.S. respondents that were prescribed select treatments for their back pain as of 2017, by age." Chart. May 12, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/749841/types-of-treatment-for-back-pain-among-us-residents-by-age/
Truven Health Analytics, NPR. (2017). Percentage of U.S. respondents that were prescribed select treatments for their back pain as of 2017, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/749841/types-of-treatment-for-back-pain-among-us-residents-by-age/
Truven Health Analytics, and NPR. "Percentage of U.S. Respondents That Were Prescribed Select Treatments for Their Back Pain as of 2017, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 May 2017, /statistics/749841/types-of-treatment-for-back-pain-among-us-residents-by-age/
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Percentage of U.S. respondents that were prescribed select treatments for their back pain as of 2017, by age [Graph], Truven Health Analytics, & NPR, May 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/749841/types-of-treatment-for-back-pain-among-us-residents-by-age/
