How Your Psychological State May Affect Low Back Pain

5 min readDec 4, 2020

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Low back pain has become a more common ailment in today’s Western society. Lifestyles have changed drastically in the past 30 years. The world has rapidly raced towards more and more digital means of doing just about anything. Even stationary bikes have attached screens loaded with virtual workouts with an instructor to bring you through it. More people have chosen personal cars as a means of…

Nate Matos

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@alternateperformance // Masters in Kinesiology emphasis in sports psych // Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist // USAW Level 1 Coach

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