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Why back pain and weight are connected

Pain limits movement, and less movement makes recovery harder

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Musculoskeletal pain and excess weight tend to reinforce each other. Pain makes exercise harder to start, and reduced activity can make pain and weight harder to manage.

Physical therapy, graded exercise and pain education break the loop. When members can move without fear, other goals become easier to reach.

Treating the pain and the weight in the same program is more effective than treating either one alone.

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