The number of people experiencing lower back pain in Australia is set to increase by 50 percent by 2050, putting enormous pressure on the healthcare system.
Researchers estimate there will be more than 800 million cases of low back pain globally in 2050, a 36 percent increase from 2020 with Australians particularly hard hit.
A study published in Lancet Rheumatology on May 23 used modelling based on the analysis of more than 30 years of data and said the condition was worsening largely due to population ageing and increases.
Lead author Manuela Ferreira from Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, an initiative of the University of Sydney, Sydney Local Health District and Northern Sydney Local Health District said researchers are concerned this will lead to a health-care crisis, as low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world….