Causes of back pain in the workplace

[Afroza Akhter Tina]

Back pain can be caused by many work situations. The exact cause is often unclear, but back pain is more common in roles that involve:

    1. heavy manual labour, and handling tasks in heavy industry;
   2.  manual handling in awkward places, like delivery work;
    3. repetitive tasks, such as manual packing of goods;
    4. sitting at a workstation for a long period of time if the workstation is not correctly arranged or adjusted to fit the person, eg working with computers;
    5. driving long distances or driving over rough ground, particularly if the seat is not, or cannot be, properly adjusted or adequately sprung.
    6. operating heavy equipment, such as an excavator,
    7. stooping, bending over or crouching (poor posture);
    8. pushing, pulling or dragging loads that require excessive force;
    9. working beyond normal abilities and limits, and when physically overtired;
  10. stretching, twisting and reaching;


Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU

[shamshoque]

But how can I not do the number 9 in your list Tina? Please let me know.
Shams Hoque

[Afroza Akhter Tina]

Sometimes you work beyond your limits Sir...which may cause you pain.


Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU

[shamshoque]

That's true though. But what can you do when you do a Ph.D. as well as want ensure at least modestly good teaching?
But I didn't want to say it. What I wanted to respond to your list of do's and don'ts is: There is not any known cause or any known medicine for back pain. It's a real nuisance.