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The only thing my Dad did before he screamed out in agony as a Sudden Sharp Back Pain rippled through his body, was bend down to pick up a tray of chicken eggs for my Mum. Never before had he had any issues with back complaints, and he was a fit and healthy man for someone in his early 50′s. In fact, he still plays rugby every Sunday, and goes jogging 3 times a week, but never has he been in so much pain an discomfort in his life than the problems he now has with his back from picking up 2 dozen eggs!  Hey, that’s life! The doctor has prescribed his some heavy pain killing drugs which help treat the symptoms but do nothing to cure the problem, which he’s told will heal on its own over time providing he takes it easy from now on. He was also given a pamphlet on how to bend and stretch when doing everyday jobs, and it was an eye opener for the rest of the family too, including us kids. Apparently, 4 out of every 5 people will suffer from some kind of back complaint sometime during their lifetime, and most of it because they don’t pick things up, put thing down, ore reach in the proper way, the safe way, the preventative way.