My friend and I both have bad backs and both seem to be from our work. She bought a back support for her work chair with her doctor's blessing, but my doctor said it isn't really necessary. Who’s right?
A lot of research has been done and is still being done about back injuries because they are so frequent. There is so much that isn't known about the best way to manage back injuries. A back support is one of those that doctors don't all agree on. In fact, in a recent study, back supports didn't rank well among the factors that would help prevent back disability.
While a back support will likely not hurt, it may not help either. Of course, there may be other reasons why your friend's doctor feels that the back support will help her. While your back injury may seem the same as your friend's, it's possible that there is a difference that you don't know about, causing your doctor to recommend different management for your back.
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