Healthy Considerations

back pain is one of the most prevalent conditions in America. At any one time over thirty million Americans suffer from back pain. Back problems are so common that at any given time you can take the average American over eighteen years old and you will find that half of them have had some problem with their backs in the last five years. Estimated cost of back pain: fifty billion dollars yearly in missed work and medical expenses.

Studies have shown that the most common causes of back pain, after lifting, include poor posture, exercising improperly, driving for long periods with poor posture, sleeping on a mattress that does not give your back proper support, being in poor physical shape and being overweight.

Researchers continue to try to understand who gets back pain and why. They have learned that the back begins to age by the time the average person has turned thirty. The more active a person is the less likely they are to suffer from back pain.

Suffering with back pain? Here’s a resource that might help bring relief: The Guide To Back Pain Relief

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