Low back pain and obesity : review article

Abstract EN

Low back pain a major causes of morbidity throughout the world and it is a most debilitating condition ,and can lead to decreased physical function ,compromised quality of life, and psychological distress.

Obesity is nowadays a pandemic condition.

Obese subjects are commonly characterized by musculoskeletal disorders and particularly by non-specific LBP.

However, the relationship between obesity and LBP remain to date unsupported by objective measurements of mechanical behavior of spine and it is morphology in obese subjects