Smoking is the number one killer of health. Recently, a new study published in the Journal of health psychology once again warned that smoking may harm the spine.
Researchers from Curtin University in Australia investigated and followed up nearly 3000 volunteers, most of whom were young people around 20 years old, and some were 14-17 years old. The results show that people who smoke regularly have an increased risk of spinal problems in the future, including back pain, inflammatory diseases, and even degenerative diseases of intervertebral discs. Further analysis found that this risk is “two-way”, that is, among people with spinal problems, the probability of smoking addiction is also higher.
Dr. Lane strong, the research leader, said that smoking can cause vasoconstriction, reduce the blood flow into the vertebrae, affect the nutrition supply of the intervertebral disc, and then cause pain, inflammation, degenerative diseases and other pathological changes, leading to an increased risk of spinal diseases. And people with spinal discomfort often hope to suppress or alleviate pain through smoking, falling into a vicious circle. On the one hand, this new study tells us that smoking not only damages the lungs, but also causes irreversible effects on the bones; On the other hand, relying on smoking to relieve pain is drinking poison to quench thirst. People with related problems should receive regular treatment as soon as possible.
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