Smoking Can Make Back, Neck Pain Worse?
As if lung cancer, bad breath and cigarette burns in clothing were not bad enough, there is another reason to toss away those cigarettes. A study led by a researcher at the University of Texas - Health Science Center suggests smoking may make neck and back injuries worse.
Mark Prasarn, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the UT Health Medical Investigators, explains how smoking is related to back and neck injury recovery.
