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Your Health
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Back facts
| Most back problems are not due to serious injury or disease. |
| The acute pain usually improves within days or a few weeks. The long term outlook is good. |
| Aches and pains can last for a long time, but that doesn't mean it's a serious problem. |
| About half the people who get a backache will get it again within a couple of years. Between attacks, most people return to normal activities, with little, if any,
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| What you do in the early stages is very important. Resting for more than a day or two does not help. It may actually prolong the pain and disability. |
| People who cope best are those who stay active and get on with life, despite the pain. |
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About Wave
Wave is published six times a year by the Winnipeg Health Region in cooperation with the Winnipeg Free Press. It is available at newsstands, hospitals and clinics throughout Winnipeg, as well as McNally Robinson Books.
Read the Summer 2010 issue of Wave |
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