QUOTE FOR FRIDAY:

Statistics on neuropathy in the United States12345:

  • The prevalence of neuropathic pain is 14.6%.
  • Among those with neuropathic pain, 19.7% had diabetic neuropathy, 27.3% had back and neck pain with neuropathic involvement, and 25.1% had hereditary or idiopathic neuropathy.
  • The prevalence of all types of neuropathy among adults in the United States ranges from 3% to 12%.
  • Peripheral neuropathy affects approximately 7% to 10% of adults in the United States.
  • Approximately 20 million Americans may have some form of peripheral neuropathy.”

National Library of Medicine (The prevalence of probable neuropathic pain in the US: results from a multimodal general-population health survey – PMC)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *