A European Journal of Pain study covered in The Telegraph found that elderly people with back pain are more susceptible to early deaths.
Here are three things to know:
1. Research revealed that people over the age of 70 with spinal pain are 13 percent more likely to die.
2. Previous research pointed out that chronic pain wears down immune systems and increases risk of disease.
3. Over-the-counter painkillers make little different to people with chronic back pain.
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