It is a proven fact that chronic back pain and weight gain can go hand in hand. Of course weight isn’t the only cause of back pain, but the lumbar region of the spine, which is your lower back, supports the whole weight of the upper body and is the most sensitive part of the back. Gaining weight puts more stress on the tendons, muscles, joints, bones, and ligaments of the back. Statistics show that about eighty five percent of the U.S. population is affected with chronic back pain and almost half of the entire world’s population is affected with it.  Read more...