How This Affects You:

Your back is used in all you do, on and off the job, and hurting it can have severe consequences: a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play and reduced income.

There’s an alternative, though. You can follow safe work practices to prevent injuries, and practice back care at all times.

Back injuries come in two major types: the first is traumatic injury, caused by a single incident such as a fall, a car crash or a misjudged dive into water. If the spinal cord is injured the victim may lose the use of any or all limbs.

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