Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain (HealthDay) Posted on April 29th
Thirty-eight morbidly obese patients with low back pain who underwent
gastric bypass surgery reported that their pain decreased by an average of
about 44 percent six months after surgery, according to researchers at the
University of Southern California. The average amount of individual
weight loss among the group of 30 women and eight men was about 85 pounds.