Published results showed obesity was a strong predictor of both the incidence and worsening of lumbar spine degeneration and low back pain.Researchers graded paired baseline and follow-up lumbar ...

A study of more than 800,000 young adults found that obesity and height increased the risk of having low back pain. The study, which was presented Friday at a national meeting of spine surgeons ...

One study concluded that body weight is a possible risk factor for causing low back pain, ... & Vincent, H. K. (2012). Obesity and low back pain: relationships and treatment. Pain management, 2(1 ...

In 2016, Americans spent roughly $380 billion on lower back and neck pain. In the same year, medical costs for adult obesity in the United States were $260.6 billion.

Background: The influence on the treatment response in patients with low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP) is unknown. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of body weight in ...

To determine the risk factors for lower back pain and lumbar radicular pain, and to evaluate if obesity and work impact the effect of leisure-time physical activity on such pain, the researchers ...

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first multi-continent study to examine the association between BMI and back pain among older adults. Our study shows that the association between BMI and ...

New study links obesity to common back problem. Jan. 30 ,2012— -- Low back pain is one of the most disabling conditions in the U.S., and experts say that 80 percent of Americans will suffer ...

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(HealthDay)—Obesity-related measures are not associated with the risk of developing chronic low-back pain (LBP) after accounting for genetic factors, according to a study published in the ...