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Show 'Oh, My Aching Back!' Here's Tips on What May be Causing If One out of every three Americans Ameri-cans will be tormented by backaches, back-aches, according to the Utah State Medical Assn.- The American Academy of Orthopedic Or-thopedic Surgeons estimates that 34 per cent of the population under un-der 24 and 39 per cent under 45 have some kind of back pain. Every year a quarter of a million workers sustain back injuries serious enough to send them home from work and countless others who are plagued by backaches, back-aches, sit, squirm, suffer and slow down production. Almost 90 per cent of backaches back-aches are caused by fatigue and strain the result of man's misuse mis-use of his body. Most are caused by improperly lifting some object. ob-ject. Bending over and twisting at the same time is a surefire way to court an aching tack. Interestingly, deafness and nearsightedness may be the cause of some backaches. The myopic crane their necks to see, and the hnrH-of.b paring linmnspirmslv legs and hips help the back bear the burden. 4. Try and exercise all of your muscles a little instead of a few of the musles a lot. "Warm up" before engaging in hard exercise or violent sports. 5. Make a conscious effort to improve your posture. 6. While you're on the job. get up and stretch occasionally it will do you a world of good. 7. Workers who sit from tractor trac-tor drivers to homemakers who peel potatoes need seats of the right shape and size, or counters and cabinets of the correct height. If you do develop back trouble, have it attended to by a qualified quali-fied physician. The woods are full of "get-rich-quick" charlatans charla-tans who thrive on aching backs. These health "quacks" offer an astounding range of cures, ranging rang-ing from "osseus effectuation" to "atcm'c bone bombardement," and they're a good bunch to stay awav from. cock their heads to track down sound, thus tugging at one cluster clus-ter of muscles. Overexertion and prolonged back posture are two sure ways of developing back pain. So is excess weight. Many cases of backache could be avoided if only people would keep in mind the following seven rules: 1. Know and observe your physical phy-sical limitations. Act your age don't try some crazy stunt to impress others in the crowd. 2. Don't shock the spine when you sit down come in for a smooth landing. 3. When lifting something bend your body at the knees This way you'll let the arms, |