Considering low back pain is the single most common cause for disability in people aged 45 years and younger and creates lots of issues in socioeconomic ways (money and daily activity) (1), preventing low back pain must be high on the list of everyone in Vancouver not just that of your Vancouver chiropractor! Back pain and neck pain are two conditions Vancouver Spine Care Centre treats commonly and helps often, and backpacks are one of the risks for Vancouver low back pain that Vancouver Spine Care Centre sees.
It’s a lifelong job to be mindful of the jobs we ask our spines to do. Wear back packs. Rake leaves. Vacuum floors. Lift sandbags. Digs holes. Slouch in a chair. No one wants to become a statistic that is disability due to low back pain. So one approach to limit the risk when it comes to backpacks is to shift the weight load from shoulders to the hips via a backpack equipped with a hip strap whenever possible to reduce the risk of low back pain. (4) Vancouver chiropractic care is here for you when your back is hurting, and Vancouver Spine Care Centre is here for you to brainstorm some alternatives to the backpack issue.
Contact Vancouver Spine Care Centre to discuss proper uses of your spine and some tips on how to best protect your spine when it’s being used in challenging ways. Your Vancouver chiropractic back pain specialist is here for you and your spine!