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    Almost four million Australians suffer from back pain at any one time. Additionally, low back pain is a common and costly condition in Australia. Approximately 25% of Australians suffer from low back pain and about half of those seek care. In Australia the direct costs of treatment are approximately $1 billion with a further $8 billion in indirect costs.

    Unfortunately, back injuries are also a very common workplace injury - and also an injury can cause personal loss of productivity, undue stress and potentially loss of job and income. From an organisational perspective, employees with injured backs cause downtime and loss of productivity which, when combined, cause issues that may affect the overall health of the respective organisation in meeting various goals and targets.

    This course firstly defines the frequencies of workplace injuries and then introduces ways in identifying hazards that may possibly cause back pain. Preventative measures are then presented as well as introducing several physical exercises that people can do that will assist in strengthening the core and back areas. The identification of back injuries is an important component of this course which leads into discussions on what an individual can do if they suspect they have suffered a back injury.

    The course finishes with a short quiz which all students must complete before finalising the course.

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