Health Facts
Back pain is often caused by obesity
Most people know that obesity contributes to the development of various diseases. However, did you know that obesity is a contributing factor to back pain? It is true. Being overweight or obese can significantly contribute to osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis.
Spine Conditions (entire spine)
The spinal column protects the spinal cord and allows for movement of the body in various ranges of motion. There are 24, movable bones (also known as vertebrae), plus a sacrum and a coccyx at the bottom of this column which is surrounded by the bony pelvis.
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- Herniated Disc (a common cause of leg and back pain)
- Degenerative Disc Disease (a condition leading to irritation, inflammation, fatigue, muscle spasms, and back pain)
- Spinal Stenosis (complain mainly of leg pain which worsens with walking. Back pain is also commonly seen with this problem)
- Scoliosis (a curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back - usually the upper back)
- Spondylolisthesis (condition in which a vertebra is displaced forward of the one below it in the spine which can cause both back pain and leg symptoms)
- Radiculopathy (inflammation around the nerve root; the associated pain is sometimes called radicular pain)
- Spinal Curvature (bending and twisting of the spinal column affecting mainly the thoracic or the lumbar)
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The Spine Institute is often in the news pioneering new treatments to help the reported 34 million Americans 18 years and older who suffer lower back pain, and another 9 million who suffer neck pain. Watch the news coverage here.