Back Pain and Weight WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Back Pain and Weight
Excess weight is one of the leading causes of back pain.1 With approximately 64.5% of all Americans being obese, doctors have seen more people complain of back problems.2 Excess weight adds strain to the muscles and ligaments in the back, which can lead to damage.1 If you are obese, there is a good chance that you will have reoccurrences of low back pain throughout your life.2
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- If you are overweight, losing weight can have a significant impact on your back pain.2
- Low back pain from a herniated disk is usually the result of your spine having to compensate for the pressure of weight on the back.1
- Being overweight also puts you at risk of developing osteoarthritis. One of the main complaints of those with osteoarthritis is back pain.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Spine-Health: Weight Loss for Back Pain Relief
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SpineUniverse: Back Pain and Obesity
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Weight and back pain, Weight causes back pain, Does being overweight cause back pain, Weight and pain in back, Pain in back and weight
- Last update: Aug. 6, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
