What to do if you have a bad back?

If you have a bad back don’t lie around in bed. Take a painkiller and go to work. That was the advice of the Health Department. They think that doctors are making back pain worse by telling patients to rest at home. A sudden attack of back pain can be terrible but it is generally not serious and does not need immediate medical treatment. In most cases the best treatment is to keep moving around as much as possible. Some rest is all right but lying in bed for days makes it worse because the muscles can’t work properly. About 80% of the population will suffer back pain sometimes, both manual and office workers. It is the reason for one in every six days that people take off work.