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Walking back low back pain

Lauren Finestone

An article in The Conversation covers a study published in The Lancet that found that a program combining walking and education can reduce the recurrence of low back pain.

Do you suffer from low back pain that recurs regularly? If you do, you’re not alone. Roughly 70% of people who recover from an episode of low back pain will experience a new episode in the following year. The recurrent nature of low back pain is a major contributor to the enormous burden low back pain places on individuals and the health-care system. In our new study, published today in The Lancet, we found that a program combining walkin...

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