Other Factors - Who Develops Back Problems: Back Pain
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Other factors
How you live can make you more susceptible to back pain. Research shows that smokers are at greater risk. And being physically out of condition is the main reason people have a recurrence of the "sprain and strain" type of back pain.
Your education level and how you feel about your job can also have an effect. People who are unhappy at work because the job is unfulfilling or the pay is low tend to develop more back problems than the general population.
Fast factNot only is low back pain the most common cause of work-related disability for people under age 45, but it is also the most costly, with most of these expenses from workers' compensation payments and medical bills. |
| Last updated: | January 23, 2007 |
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