Less sun, more back pain (low vitamin D)

LOW-BACK PAIN: LACK OF SUN? BY MARC SORENSON, EDD

• “First of all, low-back pain is pandemic in much of the world. And, it is especially common in countries where most women wear clothing that prevents sun exposure to the skin.[DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0603-4]

• “One of the first studies to show an association between LBP and reduced sun exposure was done in England: ] Northerners were 3-4 times as likely to suffer low-back pain as southerners. Of course, we know that there is less sunshine in the north.”

  • 📄 Download the PDF from Vitamin D Life

  • The PDF disagrees "Geographical differences in the prevalence of low back pain were remarkably small."

Sorrenson is the co-author of the excellent book Embrace the Sun – benefits of the sun (Nitric Oxide etc.) – book June 2018

See also Vitamin D Life

Back Pain category listing has items along with related searches

• Low back pain 2X more likely if very low Vitamin D – meta-analysis Nov 2017

• Lower back pain treated by 600,000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT June 2019

  • Note: As of June 2019 this is one of three studies which have successfully treated back pain with high-dose vitamin D

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