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Why can simply lying around be a bad idea when i have back pain?

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Makes it worse: Rest used to be the treatment for most back issues but recent studies have shown it to be detrimental, causing further weakness, weight gain, sleep problems, postural problems and actually makes the back problem more difficult to treat and cure. Get checked by a spine md feel better

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Answered 1/20/2017

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