It is estimated that more than 80% of the population will at some point in their lives be plagued by lower back pain. Often injuries to the lower spine are preventable and avoidable. There is no secret to preventing this type of back pain when most everyone has heard “lift with your legs when tackling a heavy load”. What is meant by this is that you want to hug the load as close to your body as possible and lift with the stronger muscles in your legs. Simply by positioning the load closer you are engaging your core stabilizers and…

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