Show J Backaches One out of every ever three Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- will be tormented by backaches The Ameri Ameni c can a n Acad Academy m of Orthopedic Surgeons Surgeons Surgeons Sur Sur- geons e estimates that 34 31 percent of the population under 24 and 39 percent under 45 have some kind of back pain Every year yeara a quarter of a million workers sustain back injuries serious enough to send them home from work and countless others who are arc plagued by backaches sit squirm suffer and slow slowdown slowdown slowdown down production AJ ALMOST lOST 90 percent of backaches backaches backaches back back- aches are caused by fatigue and strain the result of mans man's misuse of his hid body Most are caused by improperly lifting some object Bending over and tW twisting sting at the same time is a surefire way to court an aching back Interestingly deafness and nearsightedness may be the cause of some backaches The myopic crane their necks to see and the hearing hard un un- cock their heads to track down sound thus tugging at one cluster of muscles Overexertion Overexertion Overexertion Over- Over exertion and prolonged back posture are two sure ways of developing back pain So is excess excess excess ex ex- cess weight MANY l CASES of oC backache could be avoided if only people would keep in mind the following following follow follow- ing seven rules 1 1 Know and observe your physical limitations Act your age dont don't try some crazy stunt to impress others in the crowd 2 Dont Don't shock the spine when you ou sit down come in for a smooth landing 3 When lifting something bend your our bod body at the knees This way you'll let the arms legs and hips help the back bear the tile burden 4 Try to exercise all of your muscles a little instead of a afew afew afew few of the muscles a lot lol Warm up before engaging in hard exercise or violent sports 5 Make a conscious effort to improve e your posture 6 While youre you're on the job get up and stretch occasionally it will do you a world of good 7 Workers who sit from tractor tractor trac trae- tor drivers to homemakers who peel potatoes need seats seals of the right shape and size or counters counters counters coun coun- and cabinets of the correct height If you do develop back trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble have it attended to by a qualified physician The woods are full of oC rich quick charlatans who thrive on ach aeh aching aching ing backs These h health e a l I t h I I a a offer Ui an quacks ranging from cures of t o 0 range t i ion o n osseous bombardment atomic bone bu bunch to lD good and then they're a 1 stay away from |