Back when I used to work a warehouse job during college, I didn’t give a second thought to how many times I bent over throughout the day. Loading boxes, picking dropped items, moving inventory—repetitive bending was just part of the grind. But what I didn’t realize then is how much pressure all that movement puts…
Lifting things wrong isn’t just a bad habit—it’s one of the fastest ways to throw your back out of whack. I learned that the hard way during a rushed move last summer. One hasty lift of a box with a rounded spine, and boom—my lower back locked up like Fort Knox. A few days on…
It wasn’t until my third year working construction that I really understood what people meant by “backbreaking labor.” I used to think back pain was something that hit in old age — not in your late 20s. But if you’ve ever worked a manual labor job — plumbing, warehouse lifting, landscaping, roofing, or factory shifts…