Some staggering numbers indicate approximately 80% of Americans experience lower back pain during their lifetime. An estimated 15-20% develop long-term pain, and approximately two to eight percent have chronic pain. Lower back pain is second only to the common cold as a largest cause of lost work time.

Advances in minimally invasive spine surgery have provided cost-effective solutions with easier recovery than past techniques. For this month’s “Healthier U,” we talked with the specialists at Gulfcoast Spine Institute about the five dangers associated with what’s known as “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.”