Low back pain a common work-related ailment
SE Asia | Updated today at 03:04 PM
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK): Sitting down too long for whatever reason is bad for you and your employer.
It causes back pain and reduces productivity especially since the condition is common among office workers of all ages.
Occupational health physician Dr Abed Onn lists low back pain as one of the three most common work-related ailments, alongside noise-induced loss of hearing and upper limb muscular disorder.
In the absence of reliable statistics, he based his assesment on cases he has handled in the course of his work.
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