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Did you know that back pain is the second most common reason people visit their doctors (after upper respiratory infections)? <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Office for National Statistics<\/span><\/a>, almost 31 million days of work are lost each year due to back and neck pain. E<\/span>specially <\/span><\/i>as we get older, degenerative back problems become more common and can lead to more serious problems. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lower back pain, known as lumbago, is particularly common. However, back pain can occur at any point along the spine from your neck to your hips. Back health is something everyone should be aware of. <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we marked <\/span>Back Awareness week<\/span><\/a> earlier this month at <\/span>Petersfield Physio<\/span><\/a>, and I\u2019d like to take a look in October at what you can do to keep you back in good shape and what to do if something starts to go wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

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People of any age can suffer from back pain. The older generation will also know that back pain gets more common as various aging processes begin to affect the spine, but it\u2019s not inevitable. That\u2019s why it is so important to stay active throughout life in order to maintain a healthy back.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not just the older generation that experience back pain. In fact, almost everyone will experience some form of back pain at any particular point in life. <\/span><\/p>\n

The modern lifestyle encourages us all to sit at computers, whether at work or at home, for hours on end and back pain amongst young people is also on the increase. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a sports physiotherapist, I see lots of young people with back injuries because, although exercise and activity are good for developing good back health, some sports are prone to back injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sports that involve lots of repetitive impact (such as running) or a twisting motion (golf) can cause severe damage to the back over a period. This is why it is so important to warm up fully and stretch your muscles before playing a sport or exercising, focusing on the areas that will be under the most impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My mantra to help prevent back pain is:<\/span><\/p>\n