In the very beginning homo erectus was a tree dweller. Hunger forced him down from the trees to roam in the kingdom of wild animals and reptiles. Many of them were his distant relatives; they were also vertebrates. He tried to imitate them by crawling and walking on all four limbs. However, this wasn’t a practical position for him, so he raised his head upward. Homo Erectus; upright, proud of his origin, his intelligence, his moral being, his opinions and his solidarity, conquered the world. He was different and he showed it by raising himself from the ground with a straight spinal column allowing him to walk upright. What about the effects of this alteration in posture and the consequent changes in his anatomy on his well-being?

Today, millions of years later, we have come to fully understand what this means to us. The function of walking upright often has a price to pay and all too often this “simply” means pain.

85% of people have experienced back pain!

It is claimed that up to eighty-five out of a hundred people will experience disabling pain in their lower back at least once during their lives! And each year up to 45% of adults will experience some degree of low back pain. In addition 70% of all people who suffer low back pain attacks will have at least 3 or more recurrences. One thing is certain: Pain in the lower back region ranks among the most widespread pathological phenomena in modern civilization.

Back pain doesn’t discriminate!

Because of the natural aging processes elderly people are more frequently affected by back pain than the young. Nonetheless, studies across Europe have shown that back pain is very common in children, with around 50% of the youngsters experiencing back pain at some stage in childhood.

In women back pain can be triggered by periods and pregnancy, and child care increases a women’s vulnerability to back problems. Research has shown that women’s back pain problems are mostly the result of daily activities such as domestic work, child care; whereas men’s back pain is often the result of an acute injury.

The tall and the short suffer from back pain!

There is no proven correlation between an individual’s anatomical structure and back pain. In spite of the obstinate belief that the length of one’s legs, ones height or weight has an impact on the risk of becoming ill, research has not shown any clear results.

Work involving lifting, bending and sitting puts you at higher risk!

The highest risk category for developing back pain is connected with work involving lifting heavy loads, bending, and sitting for long periods of time. Likewise, a direct link between vibrations (e.g. in cars or planes) and smoking, and back pain has been made by many studies.

Don’t suffer from back pain just because you are a woman, you have your period and have to take care of your children and domestic work. Stay away from back pain even if you are getting older or you are facing acute injury. For daily activities put on KOSMODISK CLASSIC Spine Massager or KOSMODISK ACTIVE Sports Belt if you suffer mostly in a lumbar area; for longer drives in a car attach on your seat KOSMODISK PRESTIGE Car Application; protect and improve your joint flexibility with KOSMODISK LIFE Massage Gel and wake up rested and full of energy with KOSMODISK LIFE Contour Pillow.