How Does You've Been Hurting Your Back Your Whole Life Work?

You've been hurting your back your whole life like you're carrying a heavy backpack full of bricks every day, even when you don't realize it.

Your back is like a strong bridge, and each time you do something like bending down to pick up a toy or sitting slouched on the floor, it's like adding more bricks to that bridge. Over time, those extra bricks make the bridge tired and sore.

Imagine your back has little helpers called muscles, and they work hard to keep you standing tall. But if you're always slouching or bending in strange ways, those muscles get confused, it's like telling them to run backward while you're asking them to walk forward.

You probably don't notice because your body is used to it, just like how you might not feel the weight of your backpack until you take it off. But when you stretch or sit up straight, it's like giving your back a big hug, and that's when you realize, “Oh! My back was hurting all this time!”