About 15 to 30% of individuals living in the United States  and Western Europe are suffering from GERD and 13-19% of people worldwide.This means a significant portion of all of our patients are suffering with this disease. Regardless of whether you are a manual therapist or a physician you will be presented with the challenge of treating this complicated disease at some point in your practice. I would bet that even as you're reading this you're thinking of some of your patients, possibly even yourself or family members.

Why is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) so difficult to treat?