Lifting Moderately is Good For the Back

Lifting Moderately is Good For the Back

This 1990 study analyzed retired workers (seniors) and compared their low back pain history with their MRI scans.

Result #1: A history of LBP and visible spinal pathology were least prevalent in individuals who had moderately heavy jobs.

Result #2: A history of LBP and visible spinal pathology were most prevalent in individuals who had either sedentary or heavy jobs.

Result #3: Individuals who had sedentary jobs had marked disc degeneration in the later years.

Result #4: Individuals who had physically heavy jobs tended to have arthritic changes including osteophytosis and stenosis.

What is the right job for maintaining a healthy spine? Think of Goldie Locks and the three bears…A job that involves �??optimal�?? loading of the spine…not too heavy and not too sedentary.

Posted on: September 15, 2004

Categories: Lumbar Spine