Protect Your Back
Take care of your back. Strengthen it and keep it flexible with regular exercise. Be aware of your posture, sitting and standing tall. Do any lifting in the proper way so as not to strain those precious back muscles.
Our spines are strong. They help us lift and carry burdens. But they're also fragile. It takes so little to herniate a disk, break a bone, or suffer nerve damage. Our spines are right at the center of our universe.
Sources:
Degenerative Disk Disease
http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2007-mchi/4096.html
Herniated disk
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000442.htm
Hip fracture
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hip-fracture/ds00185/dsection=treatments-and-drugs
Low Back Pain
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm
Article by Jody Smith
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