The most important thing firefighters must do while lifting: video

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Everybody knows back injuries and chronic back pain are a huge problem in the fire service. Heck, I wrote a dissertation about it!

There are quite a few things that firefighters can do to stop the back pain and significantly decrease their risk of experiencing another back injury.

One of these key things is so super simple, but most people don’t do it. Find out what it is – and change your back health forever – in this 2 minute video.

 

In the comments below, tell me: have you had back problems and/or is this a habit for you? What else has worked or have you tried to improve your back health?

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By | 2018-05-17T20:47:37+00:00 March 22nd, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The most important thing firefighters must do while lifting: video

About the Author:

Dr. Karlie Moore has a PhD in Exercise Science and Nutrition and specializes in firefighter health. She has conducted fitness testing on hundreds of firefighters and has created the most comprehensive online wellness program for fire departments called the FitCulture program. Dr. Moore is also married to a firefighter and so understands their lifestyle and the health challenges associated with it.