KINE 1020 Chapter 19: Chapter 19
28 Jan 2016
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Unhealthy muscles will limit one"s ability to do everyday functions and increases the susceptibility to structural damage and injury, lowered psycho-social health (poor self image), or lower general health and fitness. Musculoskeletal (msk) disorders are among one the leadings causes of time away from work or disability in general. Low back pain is the leading cause of work absence with approximately 6. 3 to. 15. 4% of individuals experiencing low back pain at some point in their life, with the risk increasing with age: 1/3 of individuals who have experienced back pain will have recurrent back. The source of low back pain can be due to many causes including fracture due to heavy loads or osteoporosis, bulging discs or herniation, pinched nerves, muscle sprains, arthritis, and inflammation of vertebrae. Low back pain is equally common in men and women, and is related to muscle flexibility and strength, and can be related to abdominal obesity, or low back strain or injury.
