Tag: lumbar disc problems

Obesity and lower back pain; your chiropractor has good news for you. A new study in the Journal Spine suggests that obesity is linked to disc damage in the lumbar spine. Do all obese patients have lower back pain? Not necessarily however, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests that our structures are designed to carry a certain amount of weight and going beyond that will accelerate damage to the joints of the spine, knees and even the hips. In the case of the lower back discs, can we say that all patients who lose weight will not Read More »