Elderly people with back or neck pain 'at higher risk of earlier death'
Elderly people with back or neck pain 'at higher risk of earlier death'
- But the new research, which studied twins, found that those with back or neck pain in later years were more likely to die than those without, usually because of a link with a pattern of ill health amongst those sufferers. Associate Professor Paulo Ferreira, from the University of Sydney where the research was conducted, said: “Our study found that compared to those without spinal pain in the back and neck, a person with spinal pain has a 13 per cent higher chance of dying every year.
- But the new research, which studied twins, found that those with back or neck pain in later years were more likely to die than those without, usually because of a link with a pattern of ill health amongst those sufferers. Associate Professor Paulo Ferreira, from the University of Sydney where the research was conducted, said: “Our study found that compared to those without spinal pain in the back and neck, a person with spinal pain has a 13 per cent higher chance of dying every year.