Pay attention to the pain in this part of the body-study says it could be fatal
It's a specific sex.
Everyone has occasional body pain orpain. However, recent research at the Boston Medical Center found a link between women - but not men - with a specific type of pain and a high risk of mortality.
According to the study, a systematic review of the literature published in theJournal of General Internal MedicineAnalyze 11 studies with 81,337 middle-aged and older adults,Women with severe back pain, the leading cause of disability around the world are at a high risk of mortality compared to those without it. And, interesting enough, the same relationship has not been identified with men, the main researchers believe that the long-term consequences of back pain can differ by sex.
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Researchers are identified by the relationship between back pain and mortality in different ways, including the limitations of daily life and reduced physical activity that can lead to weight gain, development or degradation of chronic conditions such as Cardiovascular diseases and leading to bad balance and falls, which can lead to fragility fractures that, in turn, can be associated with increased mortality.
The researchers found that age did not seem to have had effect on the association between back pain and mortality, "an unexpected result that considering previous research showing the impact of back pain on disability Increases with age, "he explained in a press release accompanying the study. "The highest risk of back pain associated with back pain has been observed in studies that needed women and those who have identified adults with more serious back pain."
"I hope this study will lead to a better understanding of the long-term impacts of the back pain on the overall health activity and research to improve the treatment of pains during the life of patients", Eric Roseen, DC, MSC, Director of the Integrative Medicine Program and Health Disparities at the Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Boston Medicine School, explained in an e-mail declaration. "The appropriate management of back pain is important, especially since the opioid epidemic has been exacerbated and the Pandemic of COVID-19 has affected people looking for medical care, stress levels and environments in which many Americans work right now. "
Researchers note that future studies should focus on "the complex relationship between back pain, the treatment of back pain, mental health, disability and mortality".Contact your doctor if you have back pain,And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
