Covid-19 Jan 14, 2021 12:24 PM By Sabrina Emms Chiropractic care is just one way to fight lower back pain Shutterstock
You stoop to pick up a bag of groceries, but a sudden noise makes you turn your head. And then you feel stabbing pain. It can be a simple gesture like bending, or lifting something heavy that can bring that pain on. Neck and back problems are common; they fall into the superfamily of musculoskeletal issues. In 2017 low back pain was the number one reason why people lived with a disability. These days, back and neck problems are even more common. With more people working from home and sitting in unusual or suboptimal positions, back problems are almost inevitable. “Most workplaces got really good at -- at the least -- providing their employees with a better ergonomic set-up,” explained Karen Erikson, DC, “And literally overnight everyone had to start working out of their living room, their kitchen counter or their dining table, or their sofa.” This was not good for collective back health. “We really started to see a whole new different kind of injury from people not having good setups,” said Dr. Erikson, a chiropractor in private practice in New York.