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Ways in which U.S. respondents treated their back pain as of 2017, by education level

Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by education level

The data shows the percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods within the past 12 months as of 2017, by education level. According to the data, 28.3% of respondents that had some college education or an associates degree used heat to treat their back pain.

Over-the-counter pain medication, such as Aleve or Advil 69 65.7 76.2 65.8
Prescription pain medication from your doctor 12 7.3 12.2 13.7
Exercise 20.8 20.2 15.6 24.4
Rest 16.5 14.6 14.9 18.3
Massage 16.7 11.3 13.3 21.2
Heat 17.6 17 28.3 10.9
Adupuncture, pain cream, nothing, other 18.1 26.5 21.4 12.4