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The Impact of Musculoskeletal Disorders on Americans
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What are Musculoskeletal disorders?
They cover the human body from head to toe …
• Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions
• Disorders and conditions of the spine
(e.g., low back/neck pain)
• Spinal deformity and related conditions
(e.g., scoliosis)
• Osteoporosis
• Cancers of the bone and connective tissue
• Musculoskeletal injuries
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Most Americans are surrounded by neighbors, colleagues,
and relatives with pain and disability from bone and joint
diseases and disorders.
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Why do these disorders matter?
Musculoskeletal disorders:
• Are common and often painful, limiting, and debilitating
• Affect Americans of all ages
• Have ripple effects across the life span
• Are costly, and will become more so as the population ages
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Musculoskeletal disorders are common
and often debilitating.
• 1 of 2 adults in the U.S. – 126.6 million
people – were diagnosed with
musculoskeletal conditions in 2012
• Nearly 18 million adults (6% of the U.S.
population) reported being unable to
perform at least one common activity
because of these conditions
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Musculoskeletal conditions are more common —
by far — than other chronic conditions.
60%
50%
40%
30%
Musculosketetal
54%
Circulatory
31%
Respiratory
28%
20%
10%
Diabetes
13%
Cancer
9%
0%
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They affect Americans of all ages.
• Children and adolescents
• Working-age adults, including
military personnel
• Older adults
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They’re costly, and will become more so.
Musculoskeletal disorders cost $213
billion in 2011 in direct and indirect
costs, or 1.4% of the U.S. Gross Domestic
Product (GDP).
U.S. government outlay for
defense, 2015: $813.9 billion
Treatment costs for patients with musculoskeletal
disorders and other conditions, 2011 = $796 billion
Direct and indirect costs of musculoskeletal
disorders, 2011 = $213 billion (1.4% of GDP)
Musculoskeletal disorder treatment costs plus
indirect costs = $874 billion, 2015 (5.7% of GDP)
$874
Billion
$813.9
Billion
$796
Billion
$213
Billion
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What can we do differently?
1
2
Match investments
to the burden
Invest in prevention,
diagnosis and treatment
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Match research investments to the burden
of Musculoskeletal disorders.
Percent of health care visits
driven by musculoskeletal
conditions, 2011
Annual medical expenditures on
musculoskeletal conditions, as
a percentage of total medical
expenditures, 2009-11
18%
16.3%
Percent of NIH budget allocated
to musculoskeletal research
Less than
2%
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Invest.
1
In prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment to improve outcomes
and lower costs
2
Research priorities
• Comparative effectiveness of treatments
• New treatment and prevention strategies
• Role of behavior change
3
Improved access and
coordination of care
4
Better data to drive
understanding and
improvement
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The Return on Investment
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