There are many reasons why today we are less active than we used to be. Cars, televisions and computers make our live easier, but they are also causing us many health problems.

By becoming less active as well as eating more junk food, we are becoming heavier and our muscles and bones are becoming weaker. These are all risk factors for developing a back complaint.

Back pain can happen anywhere along the spine, from the neck to lower back. Pain can extend over wider areas to the arms and legs or it can remain localized anywhere along the spine.

In general we distinguish between three types of pain: acute, chronic and recurrent acute pain.