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PRATBACPAIN
Used prayer for: Back pain or problem

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Description

For sample adults age 18+ in 2002 who had a healing ritual or sacrament performed for their own health or treatment in the past 12 months (PRARITYR) and had used healing rituals/sacraments to treat a specific health problem or condition (PRATREAT), PRATBACPAIN indicates whether the person had used healing rituals/sacraments to treat back pain or problem.

Related Variables

Back pain or problem was one of 74 possible specific conditions that sample adults (but not sample children) could report treating with healing rituals/sacraments.

 

The other such conditions are:

  • arthritis, lupus, or fibromyalgia (PRATARTHLF, 2002 only)
  • bowel problems and constipation (PRATBOWL, 2002 only)

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  • head or chest cold (PRATCOLD, 2002 only)
  • congestive heart failure (PRATCONGHF, 2002 only)
  • coronary heart disease (PRATCORON, 2002 only)
  • other nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome (PRATCTS, 2002 only)
  • benign tumors or cysts (PRATCYST, 2002 only)
  • excessive sleepiness during the day (PRATESLEEPY, 2002 only)
  • fracture, bone or joint injury (PRATFRACT, 2002 only)
  • gynecologic problem (PRATGYN, 2002 only)
  • stomach or intestinal illness (PRATINTEST, 2002 only)
  • irregular heartbeat (PRATIRRH, 2002 only)
  • joint pain or stiffness/other joint condition (PRATJNTPAIN, 2002 only)
  • poor circulation in legs (PRATLCIRC, 2002 only)
  • macular degeneration (PRATMACD, 2002 only)
  • allergy to medication (PRATMALL, 2002 only)
  • missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee (PRATMLIMB, 2002 only)
  • circulation problems (other than in the legs) (PRATNLCIRC, 2002 only)
  • other developmental problem (PRATODD, 2002 only)
  • other heart condition or disease (PRATOHART, 2002 only)
  • knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury) (PRATOKNEE, 2002 only)
  • other lung or breathing problem (PRATOLUNG, 2002 only)
  • osteoporosis, tendinitis (PRATOSTEO, 2002 only)
  • Parkinson's disease (PRATPARK, 2002 only)
  • polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia (PRATPOLIO, 2002 only)
  • prostate trouble or impotence (PRATPROST, 2002 only)
  • mental retardation (PRATRET, 2002 only)
  • skin problems--adults (PRATSKINA, 2002 only)
  • varicose veins, hemorrhoids (PRATVEIN, 2002 only)

For most of the alternative health treatment modalities, the treatment of back pain or problem was reported for both 2002 and 2007. For one modality--healing rituals/sacraments--treatment of back pain or problem (and 73 other conditions) was reported in 2002 only. For two of the modalities--hypnosis and movement techniques--treatment of back pain or problem (and 115 other conditions) was included in 2007 only. (See HYPYR and MOVALEXYR for more information.) Analysts interested in the treatment of back pain or problem by alternative therapies other than healing rituals/sacraments should see PRARITYR for the full list of alternative medicine treatments, as well as for a summary of healing ritual-related questions and definitions.

Comparability

PRATBACPAIN is only available for 2002. Survey participants were asked about their use of most of the alternative health modalities to treat back pain or problem in 2007, but they were not asked about using healing rituals/sacraments to treat back pain or problem or most other specific health conditions in 2007.

Universe

  • 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have had a healing ritual or sacrament performed for their own health or treatment during the past 12 months and have used this healing ritual or sacrament to treat a specific health problem or condition.

Availability

  • 2002

Weights