Family History - Who Develops Back Problems: Back Pain
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Family history
Heredity appears to play a role in certain types of back pain. Defects of the disks seem more common in some families; a hereditary difference in the chemical makeup of disks may render them more prone to fragmentation or herniation, conditions that can trigger back pain. Ankylosing spondylitis and spondylolisthesis likewise seem to run in families.
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