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How cushing syndrome causes back pain?
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Weight gain: Can cause it. Also, high cortisol levels will lead over time to bone loss, particularly in the spines of the back, which can lead to back pain. Check w/your doctor.
Answered 4/1/2014
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OBESITY;OSTEOPOROSIS: Cushing syndrome causes obesity and combined with bone loss due to elevated glucocoticoids (which causes osteoporosis)that can lead to fractures of spine and cause back pain. So osteoporosis along with association with obesity is, what causes back pain in most cases.
Answered 4/1/2014
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