Our backs were actually designed for us to walk on all fours and was not designed for sitting. When the upright man evolved, little did he know that he would be spending 60% of his life seated. Nor did he have the knowledge that sitting is the most stressful condition he could subject his back to. In fact the intra discal pressure while seated is 11 times greater than while we are standing .

It is all these years we have spent at home, in school, college and in our offices, which have actually resulted in the abuse of our backs. Further- more, the fact that there is no cure for back pains except for pain killers and bedrest, is all the more reason to avoid such disorders in our backs from taking place. The knowledge that backache is a warning signal of damage being done should henceforth never be ignored. Thus prevention is the only way to avoid backaches.