By the Numbers: 26 March 2018
63%
The percentage of soldiers who "had at least one pain diagnosis" during FY 2012, according to a recent article in the journal Military Medicine, Prevalence of Pain Diagnoses and Burden of Pain Among Active Duty Soldiers, FY2012. 59% had a "primary pain diagnosis."
The most frequent categories of "primary diagnosis" were:
- Back and neck pain (22%)
- Other musculoskeletal pain (30%)
- Non-traumatic joint disorders (28%)
63%
The percentage of soldiers who "had at least one pain diagnosis" during FY 2012, according to a recent article in the journal Military Medicine, Prevalence of Pain Diagnoses and Burden of Pain Among Active Duty Soldiers, FY2012. 59% had a "primary pain diagnosis."
The most frequent categories of "primary diagnosis" were:
- Back and neck pain (22%)
- Other musculoskeletal pain (30%)
- Non-traumatic joint disorders (28%)