Modern Lifestyle Cause Back Pain

SEMARANG, SATURDAY - Behavior in the modern lifestyle
can be at risk of back pain.
Behavior such as sitting too long
especially when using computers,
watching television, and driving
vehicles. This was conveyed by the
anatomy expert from the
Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro
University, Hardhono Susanto, in
the inaugural speech of the
teachers at the House of Prof. Sudharto Undip Semarang,
Central Java, on Saturday
(20/12). The speech was titled
"Low Back Pain Due to Everyday
Activities, Assessment Prevention
and Treatment of Functional Anatomy of Exercise". Besides
Hardhono, Undip also confirmed
Waridin as a professor in
economics. "In modern life, people tend to
be more sedentary and less
mobile. This is what triggered the
risk of back pain," he said.
Disease under study Hardhono
back pain is caused by traumatic or mechanical injury because the
force generated is not due to
osteoporosis or rheumatic. According Hardhono, daily habits
that many were related to back
pain is to sit in the long term or
at least more than 30 minutes
and lifting heavy loads. "The pressure on the spine when
sitting and moving to lift weights
greater than when standing," he
said. In addition, the design of a
chair that does not comply with
the posture or ergonomics are also potentially cause back pain. Hardhono mention, back pain a
lot of attack among the
productive age or between ages
25-50 years. In fact, about
70-80 percent of Indonesia's
population never exposed to low back pain. Changes in posture Back pain that is too long left,
continued Hardhono, will result in
the patient's posture changes
due to changes in spine shape. Hardhono said, there are three
things that must be considered
in efforts to prevent back pain,
among others, the use of
ergonomic furniture, improve
awareness of the sitting position, and regular exercise
therapy. "Stretching and
exercise is also very important
to prevent back pain," he said. Hardhono Susan is a great
teacher of the Diponegoro
University Waridin-157 and is a
professor of the 158. In his
speech, Rector of Diponegoro
University Susilo Wibowo expressed his expectation for
these two great teachers Undip
never stop learning so it can
contribute to the widest in their
respective disciplines