For the last 30 years, low back pain has been the leading cause of #disability around the world – with over 600 million living with the condition.

A new meta-analysis determined three major risk factors:

> obesity

> smoking

> workplace ergonomic factors

Addressing these could cut the burden of low back pain by 39%

#health #medmastodon

https://theconversation.com/millions-across-the-world-live-with-low-back-pain-but-addressing-major-risk-factors-like-smoking-obesity-and-workplace-ergonomics-could-curb-the-trend-research-shows-207979