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Article: No pain, big gain: how do back products retailers spell relief? S-A-L-E-S. (Relax the Back Corp)(What's Hot)(Column)
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- Entrepreneur
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- September 1, 1998
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America is a nation in pain - back pain. According to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, back pain affects one in four Americans and is the second-leading cause of work absenteeism. Unlike many ailments, back pain is often brought on by nothing at all: A sedentary lifestyle, combined with long hours of sitting in awkward positions, puts a great deal of stress on the fragile cartilage discs that support and cushion the spine. These discs degenerate with age, making back pain a common complaint among seniors, whose numbers are expected by the U.S. Census Bureau to more than double from 34.3 million to 78.8 million people by 2050.
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... ... recently launched a business to help relieve people of their back pain. The women feel their two stores are the "Nordstrom of the ... My dad always had back problems. He shopped at a Relax The Back store in California," Swerdlow-Sprauer said. Virginia Rogers ...
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