Here are three things to know:
1. Back pain is especially prevalent among military personnel.
2. Roughly 13 percent of U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan who had a primary diagnosis of back pain returned to their units, according to the study’s findings.
3. The study shows active duty military who underwent minimally invasive spine surgery instead of open back surgery had less blood loss, big improvements in pain scores and a quicker return to duty.
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