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I just ran across an interesting study in JAMA - journal of the American medical association -
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...rticle/2794765

That article didn't tell me much, but it piqued my interest and I googled away. The most interesting thing I saw was that the usual instruction given to those who are or might be experiencing lower back pain is "to be careful of your back." That advice is the exact opposite of the advice which should be given. The process of being careful starts harmlessly enough, but then, as we've often heard from friends, "I was holding this box and I just turned wrong and my back went out." What you really want to do is to behave as though your back was in great shape, all the time. Disused back muscles allow things to slip out of alignment and then you have a problem.

I've always behaved as though I were 21, even at 77. My back is fine. Not that it's always been fine, but whenever it wasn't fine, I exercised it until it was fine again. It's a constant mental image thing. Just move like a normal person, even though all of us on here are probably far from "normal."

Anyway, here's a good look at what I've been reading about:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0802121722.htm

Googling "sensorimotor training exercises" gets some good hits.
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