Low back pain prevails in our society. Eighty percent of us have severe back pain in our lifetime. The vast majority of these injuries resolve within six weeks, even without treatment. Low back injuries in the work place are the most common industrial injuries causing lost time from work.
The primary cause of most back injuries is poor body mechanics when lifting, twisting, and doing repetitive motions. Many injuries result from falls from scaffolds, ladders, and other unpredictable accidents. In addition, many workers doing heavy labor are predisposed to injury because they are overweight, unfit, and have unconditioned core structures.
In some people, low back pain comes on gradually over a period of time, frequently after doing repetitive motions and lifting. Commonly, these symptoms do not start until one or two days after the activity.
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