About 8,000,000 people in the UK are said to suffer from some type of arthritic pain. At any one time, about 6 million people suffer from back pain. Each year approximately 2 million people are said to be functionally disabled from back pain. In the U.K., £5 billion is annually spent on back pain treatment. £18 billion is lost annually in productivity and wages as a result of back pain. These commonly quoted statistics, even if partially accurate, indicate ..read more