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Article: Reasons behind recurring back injury. (News).(Ohio State University research)(Brief Article)
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- January 1, 2002
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In the first study of its kind, Ohio State University researchers believe they have found an important factor in recurring back injury: our natural tendency to avoid using hurt muscles.
The findings point to new forms of physical therapy and new safety standards for physical labor in the workplace, which could affect the incidence of severe back injury and reduce costs associated with these injuries.
William Marras, professor of industrial, welding, and systems engineering, and his colleagues discovered that people tend to compensate for back injuries by using many inappropriate muscles in place of muscles that hurt.
"People with back pain ...