Your Smoking Habit Can Cause Chronic Back Pain

Can’t shake your aches? Blame the stuff you puff: Smoking can increase your risk of developing chronic back pain, says new research from Northwestern University. In the study, people with subacute back pain—soreness that lasted between 4 and 12 weeks—who smoked were three times more likely to report chronic aches a year later than those… Continue Reading Your Smoking Habit Can Cause Chronic Back Pain