Exploring the Leading Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries in the U.S.: Key Factors Driving this Life-Altering Condition, 2022

Spinal Imaging Market

The spinal imaging market is expanding due to a number of factors, including the increasing prevalence of spinal disorders globally, improving patients' accessibility to medical imaging services, and growing medical surgeries for the spinal cord and its disorders, which are driving the market further. According to the data published by WHO, after an upper respiratory infection, lower back pain is the leading reason for medical treatment. Also, more than 80% of the global population tends to suffer from back pain at least once in their lifetime, highlighting its severity and urgency to treat it properly. These factors are fuelling the spinal imaging market on a large scale.

• In the U.S., spinal cord injury recorded approximately 54 cases per one million people.in other words, nearly 18,000 new SCI cases are found each year.
• About 79% of spinal cord injury cases are male.
• The registered number of people living with severe spinal cord disorder is nearly 302,000 persons.

Spinal cord issues can also lead to the development of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and BPD among patients, along with a sedentary lifestyle, which further bolsters the spinal imaging market. The complex nature of the spinal discs structures and the difficulty healthcare providers face in mapping them with traditional imaging methods are also some other driving forces in the market.