How Does Smoking Affect Neck Pain?

If people with neck pain need another reason to quit smoking, here’s a big one. A study has connected smoking to degenerative disease in the cervical spine, which is in the neck. Smoking speeds up the degeneration and causes more damage. How Smoking Affects the Cervical Spine The cervical spine contains bones called vertebrae. Cervical…

Does Weight Play a Role on Neck or Back Pain?

Back pain is the leading cause of disability according to American Chiropractic Association. It prevents people from working and doing everyday activities. It’s the most common reason employees give for missing work and accounts for 264 million lost workdays in a year. Facts about Back and Neck Pain Additionally, research from Institute for Health Metrics…