U.S. residents offered select prescriptions for back pain relief by age 2017 | Statista

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.

Percentage of U.S. respondents that were prescribed select treatments for their back pain as of 2017, by age

Characteristic	Less than 35 years	35 to 64 years	65 years or older	Total
Prescription painkillers	46.5%	40.9%	23.2%	39.7%
Steroids	21.9%	17.4%	4.9%	16.7%
Over-the-counter pain medications	15.9%	13%	8.2%	13.1%
Surgery	12.4%	11.5%	13.5%	12.1%
Injections	12.4%	26.7%	10.7%	19.5%
Massage	28.3%	13.6%	5.5%	16.9%
Exercise or physical therapy	21.2%	37.4%	31.3%	31.3%
Other*	38.7%	33.7%	41.9%	36.6%

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Release date

May 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 1 to 16, 2017

Number of respondents

3,002 respondents

Supplementary notes

* 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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