Back Week

6-12 September

Back Awareness Week is marked on 6-12 September to educate and make health workers and members of the public aware of the problems of back pain, common causes and risks, complications, management and prevention.

Pain in the lower back or low back pain is a common concern, affecting up to 30 – 40% of South Africans at some point in their lifetime. Back pain may be caused by injury, mechanical or inflammatory conditions of the spine. The mechanical or inflammatory problem must be fixed before the pain will go away for good.

Source: Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government
Related link: South African Society of Physiotherapists

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Last modified: 21 April 2010 10:16:12.