An interesting story in anesthesiologynews.com may point towards you needing the right parents to avoid lower back pain.
A study at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit by Adam Shuster, DO, seems to show a link to the possible heritability of chronic low back pain.
A team of investigators found that, among 203 back pain patients who completed a survey, 43% reported having a first-degree relative with back pain requiring intervention.
Among those with a family history of this complaint, 20.4% had at least one child with back pain.
Although not definitive, this study could go towards understanding the high incidence of chronic lower back pain where there is no specific cause
Check out the full story here.
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