Back pain treatment methods among U.S. residents by generation 2017

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods within the past 12 months as of 2017, by generation. According to the data, 86.1 percent of the Silent Generation that had back problems treated their back pain with over-the-counter medication.

Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation

Characteristic	Silent generation	Baby boomers	Generation X	Millennials
Over-the-counter pain medication, such as Aleve or Advil	86.1%	80.3%	74%	52.5%
Prescription pain medication from your doctor	8.3%	10.7%	13.1%	12.8%
Exercise	10.3%	10.9%	24.5%	27.5%
Rest	6.6%	10.1%	17.4%	22.8%
Massage	2.2%	3.3%	11.9%	34.1%
Heat	14.3%	29.9%	18.1%	8.9%
Adupuncture, pain cream, nothing, other	38.8%	28.4%	16.1%	7.3%

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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

Original Question: "How did you treat the back pain? (Up to two responses accepted per respondent)"
Those who experienced back pain in the past 12 months.

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