RT Book, Section A1 Kinnaman, Karen A1 Senecal, Emily A2 Sherman, Scott C. SR Print(0) ID 1103536368 T1 Approach to Neck and Back Pain T2 Simon’s Emergency Orthopedics, 7e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-181965-7 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1103536368 RD 2024/11/13 AB Neck and back pain are common presenting complaints in emergency department patients. Approximately 70% to 90% of individuals will experience an episode of back pain at some point in their lifetime.1–3 In a survey, 26% of individuals reported low back pain and 14% reported neck pain within the previous 3 months.4 In addition to being common, back pain is costly: spine-related expenditures have been increasing in recent years, costing $86 billion in the United States in 2005.5,6 In addition, indirect costs related to days lost from work are substantial, with approximately 2% of the US work force compensated for back injuries each year.7