Which preventive steps may be taken when additional weight is frequently carried?
Load handling has proven to be one of the risk increasing factors in suffering from back pain. In order to reduce such a risk, it is effective to: • Keep back musculature strong and trained. This increases the strength of the back, its structural resistance to the load and the musculature coordination which allows weight to be supported. • Handle the load with correct strategies and postures, which aim to reduce the pressure on the spine and the effort to be made by the back musculature. In the subsection “Back care when lifting weight” under the “Postural hygiene” section in this Web site, the most suitable ways to handle loads are described in detail with illustrations.
