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Back and shoulder surgery is often worse than useless

127 points · 144 comments · burntcaramel

  1. txhwind · · focus · HN ↗
    Most back and shoulder pains are caused by bad habits. Cutting something from your body doesn't help a lot. Go to gym or physical therapist first.
    1. oarfish · · focus · HN ↗
      kind of a bold claim without evidence, but sedentary lifestyle does seem to play a role. what does not matter for most people is nebulous objectives like "mobility" or "good posture".

      but yea, everyone should lift weights for various reasons, not just to reduce the chance of random pain.

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