Ergonomics programs may tend to focus on the spinal cord, muscles, tendons and ligaments of the back but painful sprains, strains and tears can happen anywhere in the body. Employers should take a ...

When it comes to back pain, we have to start with a statistic that is, at the very least, sobering: 80% of adults have suffered, currently suffer, or will suffer from it at some stage in their lives.

This dangerous combination of movements is throwing out people’s backs regularly.