The human back is the infrastructure of our existence, much like IT infrastructures are the backbone of our business existence. However, our 21st century lifestyle has co-opted evolution and placed our backs under extreme conditions: we work at a desk, we travel using car, we relax with a TV, movie, video game, or a story session with our child. A back than is bent at 90 degrees is something that an upright biped was not supposed to be doing 24x7x365. Admittedly, it is comfortable to sit in a chair than walk or run miles every day to find food. We can thank our own ingenuity for that. Score one for mind. But over time, this leads to a state where this comfort turns into agony: back pain. Score -1 for the body. Net result: 0. If you have never had a back freeze, I suggest you continue doing whatever you are doing to stay that way. Here you are, climbing stairs lightly, carrying your child, trying to open the door, and catching a falling door-key before it drops to the g
On the infrastructure behind all things