Injury Prevention
1. How frequently do you perform moderate-high intensity exercise? a. 5-7x/week b. 2-4x/week c. 1x/1-2 weeks d. rarely 2. How many hours/day do you sit on most days of the week? a. <4 hours/day b. 4-6 hours/day c. 7-10 hours/day d. >10 hours/day 3. How often do you perform back strengthening exercise or core strengthening? …
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Causes of Low Back Strain: One very common form of low back pain is due to a low back muscle strain. This usually occurs because of improper lifting, sports activities, twisting of the back, car accidents, or improper strengthening. General workout activities can contribute, such as a challenging exercise class, machine weights or free weights. …
Never twist your body when holding something. It is common for me to ask a patient with low back pain how he hurt his back and he responds that he was holding a heavy box and twisted his back. This is one common way to cause a disc in the low back (lumbar spine) to …
Photo: New York Public Library Never lift an object if you are in a forward bent position. The picture here shows a proper squat in order to reach down to the floor. Your spine is a perfectly stable system of bones (vertebrae) with discs in between each one. This system is designed to support your …
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Where do you store your toothbrush? Most of us store it right on the bathroom sink. Why do you store it there? Why don’t you store it up on the top shelf or down in the bottom drawer? Your answer gives a simple example of BODY MECHANICS! You store your toothbrush within close reach to make …
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1. You had major trauma to your back (fall, car accident, lifting injury). 2. You are under age 20 and have back pain without a known cause. 3. Your back pain does not change or improve with any position (sitting, lying, standing, walking). 4. You have had cancer in the past and now have unexplained …
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If you have back pain without a known cause, it may be referred from another body part or medical problem. Here are some medical conditions that can cause pain in the back in addition to their other symptoms. Metabolic-related:Cancer or malignant tumor: Your back pain is worse at night, it wakes you up, no position …
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