Chronic stress and depression are associated with chronic bone pain in Biblical times

We read with great interest the article by Parreira et al. (1) about the risk factors for low back pain (LBP) and sciatica. This article, based on existing systematic reviews, concludes that psychological stress is one of the risk factors for a future episode of LBP or sciatica. However, this association is not new. An early description of the association between psychological stress and chronic bone pain is found in a Book of the Old Testament, called "Book of Psalms" or "Psalter". This book is an anthology of individual psalms (150 or 151) and most of them are linked to the name of King David of Israel.

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