How To Prevent Acute Injuries To The Back

How can I prevent acute injuries to the back?

Back injuries are probably the most common thing for which people seek medical care. Almost 25 percent of every patient seeking medical care in an emergency room has to do with the lower back. The best way to prevent lower back injuries is learning how to lift, how to run and how to stretch. Lifting injuries are the most common cause of back injuries. Proper techniques for lifting to prevent back injuries are to lift with the legs and not the back - not bending from the waist to pick something up, but bending your knees and lifting by using from the big muscles of your thighs and legs to lift, as supposed to bending over. Don't reach out with the back, bring it close to you and then lift with your legs.