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Back Pain: Home A Different Approach You and Your Back The Common Cause The Symptoms Treatment Location Back to Basics Talks Testimonials > E-mail Me <	YOU AND YOUR BACK The back or more correctly the spine is often a part of ourselves that we do not give much attention to, until it troubles us that is. Looked at in simple terms, it is basically just a column of bones all perched on top of one another with the discs acting as shock-absorbers in between, ligaments holding it all together and the whole lot being supported by the muscles. The spine is the one part of our skeleton to which all the other parts are joined, namely the legs and pelvis at one end and the head, shoulders and arms at the other end. As a result, when we twist and turn and bend our spine, great forces are set up which, if they act the wrong way, can cause us much damage. As an example of the forces involved, if you stand with your legs straight, bend at the hips and lean forward until the back is horizontal, the pressure on the lower vertebrae is about 1/4 of a ton per square inch!!! We all know approximately how much we weigh and nearly everyone when asked whether they would pick up or lift something half their body-weight straight in front of them or sideways, would admit that they would normally pick up something half their own weight straight in front, but would still lean and reach sideways for a light switch or a tissue, without realizing that in reaching sideways, almost half their body-weight is also leaning sideways. You never see a toddler picking up something to the side, they always do it straight in front, and that is what we should aim to copy. So think - toddler. Nose and toes. (in line) Appreciate that your body is a collection of bones and joints because it is all supposed to move. Get whole-self into whatever you are doing and learn to support yourself but still letting you bend and twist within reason. It is unfortunate that people who instruct in lifting techniques are often ignorant of the basic function of the back and what thus causes back trouble. Before anyone has instruction on how to lift a weight, they should first be taught how to lift and support their own body weight. Top \| Home \| A Different Approach \| You and Your Back \| The Common Cause \| The Symptoms \| Treatment \| Location \| Back to Basics \| Talks \| Testimonials \| E-mail Me

Back Pain: Home A Different Approach You and Your Back The Common Cause The Symptoms Treatment Location Back to Basics Talks Testimonials > E-mail Me <

YOU AND YOUR BACK

The back or more correctly the spine is often a part of ourselves that we do not give much attention to, until it troubles us that is. Looked at in simple terms, it is basically just a column of bones all perched on top of one another with the discs acting as shock-absorbers in between, ligaments holding it all together and the whole lot being supported by the muscles. The spine is the one part of our skeleton to which all the other parts are joined, namely the legs and pelvis at one end and the head, shoulders and arms at the other end. As a result, when we twist and turn and bend our spine, great forces are set up which, if they act the wrong way, can cause us much damage. As an example of the forces involved, if you stand with your legs straight, bend at the hips and lean forward until the back is horizontal, the pressure on the lower vertebrae is about 1/4 of a ton per square inch!!!

We all know approximately how much we weigh and nearly everyone when asked whether they would pick up or lift something half their body-weight straight in front of them or sideways, would admit that they would normally pick up something half their own weight straight in front, but would still lean and reach sideways for a light switch or a tissue, without realizing that in reaching sideways, almost half their body-weight is also leaning sideways. You never see a toddler picking up something to the side, they always do it straight in front, and that is what we should aim to copy. So think - toddler. Nose and toes. (in line)

Appreciate that your body is a collection of bones and joints because it is all supposed to move. Get whole-self into whatever you are doing and learn to support yourself but still letting you bend and twist within reason.

It is unfortunate that people who instruct in lifting techniques are often ignorant of the basic function of the back and what thus causes back trouble. Before anyone has instruction on how to lift a weight, they should first be taught how to lift and support their own body weight.