

Lower Back Pain and Sciatica
Almost everyone will experience lower back pain at least once in their lifetime, with an estimated 5%-10% of patients with low back pain having sciatica, whereas the reported lifetime prevalence of low back pain ranges from 49% to 70%. The annual prevalence of disc related sciatica in the general population is estimated at 2.2% ("Diagnosis and Treatment of Sciatica", Koes, B W, M W van Tulder, and WC Peul, 2018). These statistics highlight the importance of understanding the