Back pain – Injury prevention and self management
Some helpful hints for injury prevention
• Maintain good spinal mobility – do regular lumbar spine stretches
• Pay attention to your spinal posture, especially sitting posture – sit with a lumbar roll
• Arch backwards in standing at home or work regularly, especially after sitting for a prolonged period
• Increase general activity if your lifestyle is sedentary
• Use good lifting techniques and arch backwards before and after the lift
• At home in the evenings, rest on your stomach with a heat bag and relax.