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Medical providers U.S. residents sought for treatment of back pain as of 2017, by age

Percentage of U.S. respondents that sought select types of medical professionals for treatment for their back pain as of 2017, by age

The data shows the percentage of U.S. respondents that sought select medical providers to treat back pain as of 2017, by age. According to the data, 69.7% of all respondents sought care from a medical doctor for their back pain.

Medical doctor	69.1	71	66.7	69.7
Nurse practitioner or physicians assistant	7.4	1.8	1.9	3.5
Chiropractor	12.7	14.3	16.3	14.1
Alternative medicine practitioner	1.3	3.9	0.5	2.5
Other	9.5	9.1	14.6	10.2

Medical providers U.S. residents sought for treatment of back pain as of 2017, by age

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