Back strain

Back strain
Specialty	Family medicine

Back strain is the injury occurring to muscles or tendons. Due to back strain, the tendons and muscles supporting the spine are twisted or pulled. Chronic back strain occurs because of the sustained trauma and wearing out of the back muscles.^[1] Acute back strain can occur following a single instance of over stressing of back muscles, as in lifting a heavy object. Chronic back strain is more common than the acute type.

To avoid back strain it is important to bend the knees whenever you lift a heavy object – see partial squats.^[2]