Research indicates that smoking can contribute to conditions like spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease, with a ...

Smokers' bodies' innate defences against inflammation are compromised, which slows the healing process after any back pain or injury. Smoking's Psychological Effect on Pain Dr Amod Manocha ...

A very low level of evidence existed showing that smoking has a negative influence on post-operative outcome in back pain (effect size, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.66–0.97; n=4886). A low level of evidence ...

Two national datasets explored the relationship between pain and cigarette, e-cigarette, cannabis, and alcohol use in cancer survivors.

Risk factors contributing to LBP worldwide have shifted between 1990 and 2021, with high BMI increasingly impacting years lived with disability due to LBP.

It's not uncommon for angina (heart muscle pain) and even heart attacks to occur in people with lupus as young as 30. Smoking increases the risk of coronary artery disease. Smoking also increases the ...