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Get Your Back on Track: Understanding Low Back Pain

Get yours BACK on TRACK Undesrstanding low backopain. Back Pain Facts and Figures- 15-20% experience protracted back pain. 80% 3-4% of working population temporarily disabled due to back pain. of the population will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. 31.000.000 2-8% develop chronic back pain. Americans experiencing low back pain at any given time. 1% of working population disabled completely and permanently due to back pain. 30-40 YEARS OLD is when most people first experience back pain. Fifth most common reason to be hospitalized. Back pain is more common in older people. Second most common reason reported for missing work. Third most common reason to undergo surgery. Potential Causes of Low Back Pain 1. Injuries, such as sprains, strains, and fractures 2. Aging 3. Heredity 4. Poor physical fitness 5. Being overweight 6. Poor lifting form 7. Bad posture when sitting 8. Medical conditions, such as scoliosis, arthritis, kidney stones, and pregnancy -How To Reduce Low Back Pain- · Visit your chiropractor Take nonprescription pain relievers · Apply ice - Exercise · Begin with simple stretching exercises - Gradually increase activity level · Lose weight Avoid heavy lifting · If you must lift heavy objects, lift with your legs, not your back - Maintain good posture while sitling and standing Make your workstation ergonomically correct infographic provided by: Sources: medicalcenter.osuedu'patientcare/healthcare services/ mens healthvlow_buck_pain/Pages/index.aspx www.acatoday.ory/level2_css.cfm?TID-3ET20-68 www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus backpain.html www.niams.nihgov/health_info/Back Pain/back pain_ffasp Peterson Chiropractic www.petersonchiropracticnyc.com www.healthypeople.gov/2020 topiosoljectives2020/ overviewaspx?topicid-3 Get yours BACK on TRACK Undesrstanding low backopain. Back Pain Facts and Figures- 15-20% experience protracted back pain. 80% 3-4% of working population temporarily disabled due to back pain. of the population will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. 31.000.000 2-8% develop chronic back pain. Americans experiencing low back pain at any given time. 1% of working population disabled completely and permanently due to back pain. 30-40 YEARS OLD is when most people first experience back pain. Fifth most common reason to be hospitalized. Back pain is more common in older people. Second most common reason reported for missing work. Third most common reason to undergo surgery. Potential Causes of Low Back Pain 1. Injuries, such as sprains, strains, and fractures 2. Aging 3. Heredity 4. Poor physical fitness 5. Being overweight 6. Poor lifting form 7. Bad posture when sitting 8. Medical conditions, such as scoliosis, arthritis, kidney stones, and pregnancy -How To Reduce Low Back Pain- · Visit your chiropractor Take nonprescription pain relievers · Apply ice - Exercise · Begin with simple stretching exercises - Gradually increase activity level · Lose weight Avoid heavy lifting · If you must lift heavy objects, lift with your legs, not your back - Maintain good posture while sitling and standing Make your workstation ergonomically correct infographic provided by: Sources: medicalcenter.osuedu'patientcare/healthcare services/ mens healthvlow_buck_pain/Pages/index.aspx www.acatoday.ory/level2_css.cfm?TID-3ET20-68 www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus backpain.html www.niams.nihgov/health_info/Back Pain/back pain_ffasp Peterson Chiropractic www.petersonchiropracticnyc.com www.healthypeople.gov/2020 topiosoljectives2020/ overviewaspx?topicid-3 Get yours BACK on TRACK Undesrstanding low backopain. Back Pain Facts and Figures- 15-20% experience protracted back pain. 80% 3-4% of working population temporarily disabled due to back pain. of the population will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. 31.000.000 2-8% develop chronic back pain. Americans experiencing low back pain at any given time. 1% of working population disabled completely and permanently due to back pain. 30-40 YEARS OLD is when most people first experience back pain. Fifth most common reason to be hospitalized. Back pain is more common in older people. Second most common reason reported for missing work. Third most common reason to undergo surgery. Potential Causes of Low Back Pain 1. Injuries, such as sprains, strains, and fractures 2. Aging 3. Heredity 4. Poor physical fitness 5. Being overweight 6. Poor lifting form 7. Bad posture when sitting 8. Medical conditions, such as scoliosis, arthritis, kidney stones, and pregnancy -How To Reduce Low Back Pain- · Visit your chiropractor Take nonprescription pain relievers · Apply ice - Exercise · Begin with simple stretching exercises - Gradually increase activity level · Lose weight Avoid heavy lifting · If you must lift heavy objects, lift with your legs, not your back - Maintain good posture while sitling and standing Make your workstation ergonomically correct infographic provided by: Sources: medicalcenter.osuedu'patientcare/healthcare services/ mens healthvlow_buck_pain/Pages/index.aspx www.acatoday.ory/level2_css.cfm?TID-3ET20-68 www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus backpain.html www.niams.nihgov/health_info/Back Pain/back pain_ffasp Peterson Chiropractic www.petersonchiropracticnyc.com www.healthypeople.gov/2020 topiosoljectives2020/ overviewaspx?topicid-3

Get Your Back on Track: Understanding Low Back Pain

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Did you know that 3-4% of the working population has been temporarily disabled as a result of back pain? 1% of sufferers became completely disabled because of back pain, taking them out of work and th...

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