What is failed back syndrome?

Failed back surgery syndrome is a generalized term that is often used to describe the condition of patients who have not had a successful result with back surgery or spine surgery and have experienced continued pain after surgery.

How do members experience failed back syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with failed back syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for failed back syndrome*

Who has failed back syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 24
40s 78
50s 180
60s 199
70+ 94

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 137
Female 435

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What is failed back syndrome?

Failed back surgery syndrome is a generalized term that is often used to describe the condition of patients who have not had a successful result with back surgery or spine surgery and have experienced continued pain after surgery.



Common symptoms reported by people with failed back syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for failed back syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with failed back syndrome

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have failed back syndrome through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with failed back syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has failed back syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 262 say failed back syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 24
40s 78
50s 180
60s 199
70+ 94

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 137
Female 435

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 226
Not Diagnosed 22

These charts show data from failed back syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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