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Obesity, Vascular Disease, and Lumbar Disk Degeneration: Associations of Comorbidities in Low Back Pain
Author(s) -
Wilson Zingg Rebecca,
Kendall Richard
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.09.011
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , lumbar , disease , low back pain , back pain , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , pathology , surgery
Low back pain and obesity are both rising epidemics. This article will examine global trends in obesity, contributory lifestyle and societal factors, and morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. With this background information, this article will explore the complex physiological process of atherosclerosis and the association between impaired lumbar perfusion and low back pain. It also will provide specific guidance on exercise and nutrition to help treat these potential underlying and contributory mechanisms of spine pathology. Collectively, the article will highlight the necessity of a broader prescriptive to treat the epidemic of low back pain ideally. Level of Evidence Not applicable.