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“This article was medically reviewed by Joey Thurman, CSCS, CPT, FNS, a Chicago-based fitness expert and creator of Fast Results program.
Lower back pain is extremely common. As many as 80% of adults will experience back pain at some point in their lives, and up to 20% of adults experience back pain in a given year.
Anyone can suffer from back pain, even children. However, advancing age, being overweight and a sedentary lifestyle are all risk factors, according to the National Institutes of Health. One of the most common causes of back pain is work-related stress on the body. A 2014 study found that more workers get disability due to back pain than any other condition.”
