It's almost easy to become desensitized to the number of people complaining about low back pain. While the causes are many, the vast majority of cases are caused by things well within our power to prevent. What is it about our backs that make them susceptible to injury? Is doing something as simple as exercise really the solution? We cover mechanisms of injury and the means to intervene in this episode.

Show Notes:

0:00 - Back, Lower Limb, and Upper Limb Pain Among U.S. Adults, 2019 - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db415.htm

0:43 - Overview of Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2019 - https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/813060#:~:text=The%20estimated%20number%20of%20police,%2C%20a%200.3%2Dpercent%20increase.&text=There%20were%20fewer%20fatalities%20in%202019%20than%202018%20in%20the%20following%20categories.&text=Fatalities%20increased%20in%202019%20compared%20to%202018%20in%20the%20following%20categories.

16:15 - Worsening Trends in the Management and Treatment of Back Pain - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1722522