Why back and neck pain is so common, and what you can do to avoid it
About 100 million Americans suffer from chronic neck or back pain each year. A North Texas surgeon explains how much of it can be avoided.
About one in four American adults lives with chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than three months. Most are still suffering for a year or longer. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook examines some of the current treatments aimed at alleviating chronic pain, from medications and surgery, to nerve stimulation, biofeedback and self-hypnosis.
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