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Lower back pain is the second most common reason people in the United States visit a doctor’s office every year.  Using something like Proflex back supports can be of help when you’ve got to lift heavy things on a regular basis.  Of course, the first rule of lifting anything off the floor is to use your legs; the second is to keep your back fairly straight, especially the lower back, preserving the natural curve of the spine as much as possible.  This way, you’re not working against yourself by inadvertently creating contradictory forces that take your body in directions it wasn’t ever meant to!