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Tash Pocovi, Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University

Walking can prevent low back pain, a new study shows

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Do you suffer from low back pain that recurs regularly? If you do, you’re not alone. Roughly 70% of people who recover from an episode of low back pain will experience a new episode in the following year.

The recurrent nature of low back pain is a major contributor to the enormous burden low back pain places on individuals and the health-care system.

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