Back pain is related to smoking habits

A latest study by Finnish scientists shows that back pain is related to smoking.

A latest study by Finnish scientists shows that back pain is related to smoking.

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According to Spanish media, a group of Finnish scientists analyzed 81 medical reports from different regions of the world from 1966 to 1999.

By comparing the relationship between back pain and smoking habits, scientists found that smokers were 31% more likely to have short-term back pain than those who didn't. smoke.

Among those with chronic back pain and severe back pain, the relationship between smoking and back pain is very obvious; on the contrary, those who quit smoking had a much lower back pain than smokers.

Scientists believe that the cause of the relationship between back pain and smoking is most likely because smokers are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis and an increase in the chemical composition of the blood leading to pain. .

Update 14 December 2018
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