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Millions Across the World Live With Low Back Pain, but Addressing Major Risk Factors Like Smoking, Obesity and Workplace Ergonomics Could Curb the Trend, Research Shows
By Jaimie Steinmetz and Manuela Ferreira Your Health

Millions Across the World Live With Low Back Pain, but Addressing Major Risk Factors Like Smoking, Obesity and Workplace Ergonomics Could Curb the Trend, Research Shows

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, with over 600 million people living with the condition. This is one of the key takeaways of our June 2023 study published in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology. Our […]

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