Back pain is inherited
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Despite the fact that you do exercises for proper posture and try to lead an active lifestyle, you can not be immune from back pain, because this can be caused by the PARK2 gene, which is the determining factor in the development of lumbar disc degeneration.
Scientists at King's College in London claim that serious disk degeneration is hereditary in 65 to 80 cases out of a hundred.
"On the condition of the back, hereditary factors have a very big influence. In the 70s of the last century, Scandinavian scientists spent millions to find out which occupations are most exposed to back pain. And there is work on which a person is engaged, there is nothing to do with it - genes are at fault ", - the author of the study, Dr. Francis Williams, comments.
Specialists screened the health status of identical twins, employed in various professional fields. For example, a physical education teacher and a truck driver. It turned out that despite the different lifestyle and different degrees of physical activity, they had the same back problems.
Also, scientists have scanned the spinal vertebrae 4 600 people, and all genomes underwent a detailed analysis.
As a result, experts expressed the opinion that all people develop a degenerative process at a certain point, but not all the pain in the back is felt. The risk of pain in the back depends on how strong these degenerative processes are.
"At a certain stage of life, everyone suffers from degeneration, but some do not carry more and chronic pains appear in the lumbar region," the researchers say. "It's like the process of graying with age - the discs wear out, and the stronger, the higher the likelihood of pain sensations with the transition to chronic."
Of course, this discovery can not please those people who are trying to monitor their health and maintain a good physical form, because the genetic factor, therefore, practically deprives them of the opportunity to control their body. However, the meaning of physical activity is still there, even if a person enters a genetic risk group. The buildup of the muscular corset will help the spine to support the back and reduce pain.
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