Most people suffer from back pain at some point in their lives.
Human spinal column is an extraordinary mechanism, providing the stability we use to stand upright and the flexibility we need for active movement. The spine, also known as backbone, is actually a stack of 24 individual bones called vertebrae. A healthy spine is S-shaped when viewed from the side, curving back at the shoulders and inward at the neck and small of the back. Spine houses the spinal cord-the intricate sensory network that runs through the vertebrae to transmit feeling and control movement throughout the entire body. The main reason we suffer from back problems is that we are increasingly becoming sedentary creatures.