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Understanding The Association Between Low Back Pain And Risk Factors For Chronic Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$314,644.00
Summary
Being overweight or obese and smoking are believed to be significant contributors to the development of long term back pain. However we know little about the relationship between low back pain and these risks for chronic disease. This research aims to understand these relationships by testing if weight and smoking programs reduce low back pain disability in overweight or smoking patients, and secondly if back pain also influences risk factors for chronic disease.