This week is Back Care Awareness Week, and with back pain the leading cause of disability in the UK, it’s a good time to reflect and think about how we can look after our backs better.

In fact, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 60% of Brits can expect to have back issues at some point in their life, so it’s crucial that we know what to do to reduce the risk of chronic pain – which affects up to 4% of young adults and 7% of over 45s.

But it’s not just adults who experience back pain – it’s actually incredibly common in children. More than a third of children and adolescents suffer, with around 9% reporting to have severe back pain. Reasons can include playing sports, carrying heavy backpacks to school, or sitting for long periods of time in uncomfortable chairs.

So, with a total of 9 million of us suffering, what can we do to prevent back pain?

Well, one of the key things to focus on is posture and with millions of Brits using computers every day, addressing how we sit is vital – as is the chair that we work from.

The stress on our bodies, caused by consistently sitting in an awkward position, can result in a range of musculoskeletal disorders, which already affects 20 million people in the UK.

And with a more sedentary winter rapidly approaching, we will naturally be spending more time indoors. Therefore, what we sit on is even more important. Back Care Awareness Week is the perfect opportunity to discuss everything we can do to improve our back health.

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It’s Back Care Awareness Week this week, and with back pain actually being the leading cause of disability in the UK, it’s a good chance to take a look at what we can do to avoid problems.

So, with 9 million of us suffering, what can we do to both manage and prevent pain?

Well, joining me now to give his top tips, is Denis Garcia – one of the eight co-founders of Hinomi, who specialise in ergonomic products, not just for adults, but for kids as well.