Did you know that smoking effects your bones as well? It has long been known that smoking accelerates the development of osteoporosis and more profoundly so in women. Smokers and users of smokeless tobacco are more likely to suffer from low back pain. Tobacco use is known to be associated with fractures that either heal slowly or don㦙 heal at all. Nicotine directly interferes with the cells that are responsible for healing and repair of damaged bone and is the culprit for the problems listed above.
Some orthopedic surgeons are now recommending that people quit smoking
anywhere from twelve hours to one week prior to any scheduled surgical
procedures to improve the prospects of bone healing and to shorten recovery
time. Why not use this as yet another reason to quit altogether?
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