By the Numbers: 26 March 2018

By the Numbers: 26 March 2018

By the Numbers Graphic

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%)