The littlest things can cause back injuries.
Many years ago I was at a client looking through some files and a lever arch file was on the floor, I lent over to pick it up from my chair, without getting up and felt my back twinge.
Over the next ten minutes the pain got progressively worse and I called the office to say I was going home.
I went to get up from the chair but really couldn't move, my breathing was very strained and the client was on the phone to 999.
We were right next to the air-ambulance HQ and a doctor turned up in his Land Rover, took a quick look and administered some morphine. Ended up in hospital for a few days, transported by ambulance, not helicopter.
I am sympathetic with back pain as it can clearly arise from the silly little thing.
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