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Back Problems Screening Prevention Tips Backache Each year as many as 25 million Americans seek a doctor’s care for backache Good fitness can help the back work efficiently Some back problems are related to poor posture Back Problems Backache is a health problem caused by not doing enough physical activity (hypokinetic condition), because weak and short muscles are linked to some types of back problems Poor posture is associated with muscles that are not strong or long enough Sometimes backache can be caused by doing too much physical activity (hyperkinetic condition - overuse injury) How does the back operate efficiently? Body parts are balanced like blocks on legs. The pelvis is a first block on legs. The chest hangs from spine and is balanced over the pelvis. The spine connects head and legs. The head sits on top of the spine and is balanced over the other blocks in the stack. Since the spine is flexible and can move back and forth, the pull of muscles keeps the body parts balanced. Muscles play an important role in holding a balance . . . If muscles on one side are weak and long, while muscles on the opposite side are strong and short, the body parts are pulled off balance. Posture Problems Too much arch in the lower back is LORDOSIS, also called swayback, results when the abdominal muscles are weak and the iliopsoas muscles are too strong and too short. It can lead to backache. KYPHOSIS occur in thoracic part of the spine, by poor posture: rounded back. What is Scoliosis? Everyones spine has natural curves. These curves round our shoulders and make our lower back curve slightly inward. But some people have spines that also curve from side to side. It’s called SCOLIOSIS. Scoliosis This condition of side-to-side spinal curves is called scoliosis. On an X-ray, the spine of an individual with scoliosis looks more like an S or a C than a straight line. Some of the bones in a scoliotic spine also may have rotated slightly, making the persons waist or should