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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2019
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Stop Smoking

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Dr. Yashpal Singh RathoreNeurosurgeon • 22 Years Exp.M.Ch, MBBS

Smoking is bad for the spine.

You already knew that smoking is bad for your lungs and other organs, and that it puts you at greater risk for multiple kinds of cancer – now here’s another reason to steer clear of that increasingly unpopular habit. 

Not only does smoking reduce bone strength and blood flow that your spine needs to stay strong, but it also delays the healing process when you’ve been injured and reduces your likelihood of leading the physically active lifestyle that keeps backaches at bay.

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