{"id":14592,"date":"2021-02-16T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stimcareonline.com\/?p=14592"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:41:15","slug":"mal-de-dos-au-travail-que-faire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/en\/mal-de-dos-au-travail-que-faire\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>What can I do about back pain at work?<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/STIMCARE-ARTHRO-SOULAGER-LE-MAL-DE-DOS-DOULEUR-LOMBAIRE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/STIMCARE-ARTHRO-SOULAGER-LE-MAL-DE-DOS-DOULEUR-LOMBAIRE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/STIMCARE-ARTHRO-SOULAGER-LE-MAL-DE-DOS-DOULEUR-LOMBAIRE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is low back pain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A sharp pain right in the spine, difficulty standing up straight, difficulty sitting down, even more difficulty standing up, in short, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">low back pain can quickly become very uncomfortable<\/mark><\/strong> on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To relieve this suffering, it's important to understand its origin. Pain in the lower back is often caused by <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">linked to the lumbar vertebrae<\/mark><\/strong>Hence the name lumbago. Highly active, this part of the spine supports the entire upper body and is subject to numerous stresses. The cause is therefore mechanical, and there is no specific pathology directly linked to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common\" low back pain can evolve in 3 phases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">acute low back pain :<\/mark><\/strong> intense pain lasting about 7 days<\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">chronic low back pain :<\/mark><\/strong> the pain is progressive and has lasted for more than 3 months<\/li><li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">recurrent low back pain :<\/mark><\/strong> It is characterized by more or less regular peaks of acute pain, sometimes lasting several years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/STIMCARE-ARTHRO-SOULAGER-LE-MAL-DE-DOS-DOULEUR-LOMBAIRE-PATCH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/STIMCARE-ARTHRO-SOULAGER-LE-MAL-DE-DOS-DOULEUR-LOMBAIRE-PATCH.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/STIMCARE-ARTHRO-SOULAGER-LE-MAL-DE-DOS-DOULEUR-LOMBAIRE-PATCH-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why can your work cause back pain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Back pain is regularly linked to professional activity, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">low back pain accounts for 20 % of workplace accidents<\/mark><\/strong>. Some industries are notorious for not sparing their employees' days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In catering, for example, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">73 % of servers said they had suffered from lower back pain.<\/mark><\/strong> Carrying heavy loads, prolonged postures, repetitive movements and traumas can all lead to musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To combat this scourge, in 2018 Assurance Maladie launched a <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assurance-maladie.ameli.fr\/qui-sommes-nous\/action\/campagnes-communication\/mal-de-dos-au-travail\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/assurance-maladie.ameli.fr\/qui-sommes-nous\/action\/campagnes-communication\/mal-de-dos-au-travail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prevention campaign to raise employer awareness<\/a><\/mark><\/strong>. This necessary awareness doesn't take away from the real problem: how to work pain-free?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"30064\" class=\"elementor elementor-30064\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21f4d61b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21f4d61b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7acf304b\" data-id=\"7acf304b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6674b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f6674b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Relieve joint pain with STIMCARE patches<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7c4d2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f7c4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/coupon\/blog10-arthro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">-10% ON YOUR FIRST ORDER: BLOG10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4a97e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4a97e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Simply apply the patch by following our tutorial videos, available in French only.<strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/tutoriels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210617192817\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bNDL4DlswBM&amp;list=PLsSYXgWpMSNQaThhd22-FOruvfBnsb94l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bNDL4DlswBM&amp;list=PLsSYXgWpMSNQaThhd22-FOruvfBnsb94l\">\u00a0<\/a>to guide you every step of the way.<\/p><p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">If you have any questions about how to apply the patch, send your request to sante@stimcareonline.com. A therapist trained and certified to apply STIMCARE patches will take the time to answer your questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b23d33d\" data-id=\"7b23d33d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756e1319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"756e1319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIMCARE-PICTO-PATCH-BLANC-705x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30041\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIMCARE-PICTO-PATCH-BLANC-705x1024.png 705w, https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIMCARE-PICTO-PATCH-BLANC-600x872.png 600w, https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIMCARE-PICTO-PATCH-BLANC-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIMCARE-PICTO-PATCH-BLANC-768x1116.png 768w, https:\/\/stimcareonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/STIMCARE-PICTO-PATCH-BLANC.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can you relieve pain at work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can hear it everywhere, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">when your back hurts, you need to move<\/mark><\/strong>. And yet, when you're in constant pain, you don't want to come to the area that's suffering. So what can you do to break out of this vicious circle and regain balance in your daily life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start by consulting your doctor, who will most likely advise you to make an appointment with a physiotherapist or osteopath in order to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">reduce muscular tension<\/mark><\/strong>. At home, you can also perform a number of stretching exercises to tone and relax your back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-sante-color\">using STIMCARE patches<\/mark><\/strong> will provide rapid pain relief. Apply two patches on either side of the spine to release muscular tension and stimulate blood microcirculation. STIMCARE patches reflect the infrared rays emitted by the body during inflammation, like a mirror. This concentration promotes muscle relaxation and reduces pain quickly and durably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Relieve the discomfort of lower back pain\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8c3CwGBzqf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Working life can sometimes be the cause of back pain, but back pain is not inevitable. To ease your return to active life, STIMCARE patches act both curatively and preventively. You'll regain your comfort and, above all, your independence over the long term.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nCalled the disease of the century, nearly 93 % of French people claim to have suffered from back pain, according to the Assurance Maladie.<\/p>\n<p>For many of them, this pain is directly linked to their professional activity. Poor posture, repetitive movements, vibrations or even stress can all be triggers for low back pain.<\/p>\n<p>Yet it's hard to ask a cashier, hairdresser or warehouse worker to stop doing these things. So how can you continue to work without suffering serious consequences? 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