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Backache - Interesting facts
This is your back speaking
You don’t usually give me much of an ear until I really start complaining very loudly, so I am going to make full use of this opportunity.
Interesting facts about backache
Nothing is quite as incapacitating as a severe backache. Or as painful. So how much do you know about your back? Read the following facts and find out.
80% of SA workforce have back problems
At least 80% of South Africa’s workforce is suffering from severe discomfort and even disability due to problems which arise from low back pain.
Straighten up
Two billion rand – that’s what back pain costs South Africa every year. A back just doesn’t get appreciated until it plays up. Here's how to protect your spine.
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