Quit Smoking

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Dr. Pasquale X. Montesano

Principal Orthopedic Spine surgeon at Montesano Spine & Sport.

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Tips to Avoid Back and Neck Pain: Quit Smoking
The chemicals in cigarette smoke are harmful to your spinal cord and can increase the risk of developing cancer, heart disease or other illnesses. If you have already been diagnosed with a spine-related condition you should consider quitting smoking as soon as possible. There are many resources available to help people quit smoking, talk to your doctor today about quitting!

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