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« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2017, 08:31 AM »From the NY Times today:
Why Running May Be Good for Your Back
https://www.nytimes....d-for-your-back.html
Over the years I have experienced periods with lower back pain issues, and running has seemed to help. This seems completely counter-intuitive to me, but maybe there is some science behind it..
Why Running May Be Good for Your Back
https://www.nytimes....d-for-your-back.html
"People who regularly run or walk briskly appear to have healthier discs in their spines than people who do not exercise, according to one of the first studies to closely examine links between movement and disc health. The findings refute a widely held belief that activities like running might overtax the spine and indicate that, instead, they make it sturdier."
Over the years I have experienced periods with lower back pain issues, and running has seemed to help. This seems completely counter-intuitive to me, but maybe there is some science behind it..

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