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Long Island Spine Specialists, P.C.
763 Larkfield Road
2nd Floor
Commack, NY 11725
Ph: (631) 462-2225
Fax: (631) 462-2240






Child Orthopedics
General
Pain Management
Spine - Cervical
Spine - General
Spine - Lumbar
Spine - Thoracic

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Is it true that once you've injured your back, you're more likely to hurt it again?

Unfortunately, this is true. Many studies have shown that the strongest predictor of future back pain is a current (or previous) episode of back pain. In fact, people who've had low back pain (LBP) have twice the rate of new LBP compared to people who've never had LBP.

The more often you have back pain, the greater your risk of new back pain. What's not clear is whether the new back pain is really new or just a recurrence of the old back pain. It's possible that patients don't fully recover, and they go on to reinjure themselves.


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