Nicholas Hershfield, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapist at HSS shares the common causes of back pain and highlights the key muscles to strengthen, along with exercises to help reduce and prevent back pain and related injuries.

One of the reasons why back pain is so common is that it can stem from pretty much anywhere. “Back pain is so multi-factorial,” says Hershfield. “Anything from diet to stress levels to activity or inactivity can really affect low back pain.”

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