@Cheriben 27 June 2020 edited

Backache

Most people suffer from backache at some time during their lives. Each year in Australia over 5 million days are lost from work because of back pain. The majority of backaches are not symptoms of serious disease. Most cases are the result of minor strains or injuries: about 70 percent of sufferers will have recovered within a week and over 90 percent within a month. the spine is a very complex structure that is never still. The slightest movement, including breathing, involves the spine. Most back pains are the result of disturbances of spinal movements due to minor strains or injuries to the joints between the vertebrae or the surrounding muscles and ligaments. Man's upright posture puts additional stress on the neck and lumbar regions, which are the commonest sites of back pain. The pain may be sharp and sudden in onset, or an ache may develop gradually over several hours or overnight. There is often an obvious cause such as unaccustomed activity, or a strain during strenuous movement (lifting, digging, twisting the trunk), but many back pains come on without relation to any particular activity. [sponsors]