Guide To Lower Back Pain

Prevention

Recurring back pain resulting from improper body mechanics or other nontraumatic causes is often preventable. A combination of exercises that don't jolt or strain the back, maintaining correct posture, and lifting objects properly can help prevent injuries.

Many injuries are caused or aggravated by stressors such as:

Ergonomics In The Home And Workplace

Applying ergonomic principles designing furniture and tools to protect the body from injury can greatly reduce the risk of back injury and help maintain a healthy back.

To reduce the risks of musculoskeletal injury and pain, more companies are promoting better ergonomically designed:

Back Belts

The use of wide elastic belts that can be tightened to pull in lumbar and abdominal muscles to prevent low back pain is controversial. A study of the use of back support belts worn by persons who lift or move merchandise found no evidence that the belts reduce back injury or back pain.

Although there have been anecdotal case reports of injury reduction among workers using back belts, many companies that have back belt programs also have training and ergonomic awareness programs. Injury reduction may be related to a combination of these or other factors.

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Index: Guide To Lower Back Pain

1. Part 1 of 10 - What Is Lower Back Pain? (Acute vs. Chronic Lower Back Pain)
2. Part 2 of 10 - What Structures Make Up The Lower Back? (Anatomy of the Back)
3. Part 3 of 10 - What Causes Lower Back Pain?
4. Part 4 of 10 - What Conditions Are Associated With Lower Back Pain?
5. Part 5 of 10 - How is Lower Back Pain Diagnosed?
6. Part 6 of 10 - How is Lower Back Pain Treated?
7. Part 7 of 10 - What Medications Are Used To Treat Lower Back Pain?
8. Part 8 of 10 - What Are Other Treatment Options For Lower Back Pain?
9. Part 9 of 10 - What Are The Surgical Procedures For Lower Back Pain?
10. Part 10 of 10 - Can Lower Back Pain Be Prevented?