- According to the American Academy of orthopedic Surgeons, 600,000 knee replacements are done each year. This doesn’t include partial replacements and repairs. By 2030, total knee replacement surgeries are projected to grow 673% to 3.5 million procedures per year.
- According to the CDC, in 2010 there were more than 310,000 hip replacement surgeries. This number has increased dramatically in the last nine years.
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that about 500,000 Americans underwent surgeries for lower back pain. We spend 11 billion dollars/year to relieve back pain.
- The CDC also said in 2014, 14.6 million people battled severe joint pain.
- It is estimated that ONE-THIRD of all Americans (108.5 million people) experience knee pain during their lifetime.
- By conservative estimates, about 54 million adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis. The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which affects an estimated 31 million Americans.
- Fibromyalgia is one of the most common chronic pain conditions. The disorder affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States and an estimated 3-6 percent of the world population. While it is most prevalent in women, 75-90 percent of people who have fibromyalgia are women, it occurs in men and children of all ethnic groups.
- Approximately 6.3 million bone fractures occur each year in the United States. There are approximately 3.5 million visits made to the emergency department for fractures each year.
