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How Smoking Can Lead to Chronic Back Pain

By Pain Management & Injury Relief | April 9, 2015 | 0

Today we are well aware that smoking has harmful effects on the body. But did you know it could be causing your back pain? Smoking has long been known to cause many health problems, most notably stroke, heart attacks and cancer. But smoking can cause a laundry list of other problems you may not be…

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