Article 6NMZ9 Walking three times a week ‘nearly halves’ recurrence of low back pain

Walking three times a week ‘nearly halves’ recurrence of low back pain

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Andrew Gregory Health editor
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Australian research finds people who walked three to five times weekly stayed pain-free almost twice as long

Walking three times a week to ease back pain almost halves the risk of its recurrence, according to the first study of its kind.

About 800 million people worldwide have low back pain, and seven in 10 who recover experience flare-ups within a year.

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