Go Inside the Treatment Room – Weight & Back Pain – Correlation Doesn’t Equal Causation

Rob and Dave are  inside the treatment room in this episode discussing the most frequently asked questions about back pain and sharing great answers and advice. ‘Does carrying extra weight result in back pain?’ Hear about causation and correlation and why it’s not true that additional weight causes back pain but there is correlation and the changes made to positively impact on weight will also impact on back pain.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Correlation is two things happening at the same time. Causation is where one thing will directly affect another. Back pain is not caused by weight but back pain and weight gain often go hand in hand because of a lack of activity. Back pain can be the result of a lack of activity. Weight gain can be the result of a lack of activity. Back pain and weight gain have a correlation to each other. To reduce weight an individual can undertake movement activity and this will also positively impact on back pain. The two are linked by a common factor but they are not directly caused by one another.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Correlation is when it’s likely that two things will happen at the same time’ ‘Being swallowed up by the sofa watching Netflix reruns will certainly aggravate your back but getting back to the gym will decrease back pain and your weight’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast Free Sciatica guide: www.thebackpainpodcast.com     ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliot Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him @ [email protected] if you have any questions for him. -Instagram   Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter   CONTACT METHOD Instagram Twitter Facebook [email protected]  Support the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com