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What is the connection between low back pain and mortality?
Research Jorge Garcia, DC Research Jorge Garcia, DC

What is the connection between low back pain and mortality?

Low back pain is one of the most common health problems in the population. About 80% of people will suffer from back pain at some point in their life, usually during adolescence or early adulthood. Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability – a measure of the burden of disease – and has a greater impact than more well-known diseases such as HIV, malaria, diabetes, and breast and lung cancer combined.

Although research has been done to determine whether back pain is associated with an increased death rate, the results have not been consistent.

A new systematic review tried to clarify these results.

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World Spine Care Accomplishments in 2018: Here’s What You Helped Us Do
Botswana, Europe, Evidence Based, Ghana, Global, India, Moca, Research, Sustainable, WSC Blog Nathan Cashion, DC Botswana, Europe, Evidence Based, Ghana, Global, India, Moca, Research, Sustainable, WSC Blog Nathan Cashion, DC

World Spine Care Accomplishments in 2018: Here’s What You Helped Us Do

As the year draws to a close and we head into 2019, the Board of Directors of World Spine Care thank you for your incredible support. Here are just a few things that World Spine Care has accomplished this year, thanks to the support of individuals like you.

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