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Northwestern Medicine Orthopaedics
27650 Ferry Road
Suite 100
Warrenville, IL 60555
Ph: 630.225.2663






Ankle
Child Orthopedics
Elbow
Foot
Fractures
General
Hand
Hip
Knee
Pain Management
Shoulder
Spine - Cervical
Spine - General
Spine - Lumbar
Spine - Thoracic
Wrist

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What is the take away from this study?

If you are someone who has a BMI of 25 and above and have chronic low back pain (12 weeks or longer, consistently) reducing your BMI may not change your pain or disabilty. You should contact a skilled health care provider for proper evaluation and assessment of your symptoms.

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