Maintaining Proper Weight and Fitness Level is Vital to Preventing Chronic Pain

Physicians at Advanced Pain Management in Greenfield, Wis., say maintaining proper weight and a basic level of fitness is essential to protecting the spine and joints from excessive strain as well as preventing chronic painful conditions, according to a news release.

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Advanced Pain Management also says overweight patients are at greater risk for lower back pain, sleep disorders, spinal disc pain and joint pain due to weight-related strain on the spine and joints.

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