What is it about?
Effect of overweight and obesity on the musculoskeletal system can be assessed through the lumbosacral angle
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Why is it important?
It is essential to know that as your weight increases beyond the normal body mass index, it starts having a negative impact on your musculoskeletal system.
Perspectives
Negative effect of overweight and obesity can be measured through its impact on the lumbosacral angle.
Dr Okechukwu Emmanuel Nwankwo
University of Nigeria
The outcome of this research offers some explanation to the link between increasing incidence of low back pain in overweight and obese individuals..
Professor Okechukwu Onwuasoigwe
University of Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Impact of overweight and obesity on the musculoskeletal system using lumbosacral angles, Patient Preference and Adherence, March 2016, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s90967.
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