Body Weight & Back Pain
A non-stigmatizing framework for weight, health, activity, and back-pain care.
Higher body weight is associated with low-back pain at a population level, but association does not prove that weight is the sole cause of an individual's symptoms. Sleep, work, activity, health conditions, socioeconomic factors, and access to care also matter. People in larger bodies deserve the same careful assessment and evidence-based treatment as anyone else.
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