As a very occasional horse rider over the years (I've fallen off a few) backpain caused by regular horse riding has not been an issue for me.
However I am aware that it is a very popular pastime and sport, and maybe a few readers of this back pain blog might find an article by Andrea Oakes on the horse and hound.co.uk website that I found today useful.
She asks just why it is that so many horse riders suffer from back pain, and is it something riders just have to accept and put up with as part and parcel of the activity, or are there positive steps that can be taken to curb it, or even avoid it altogether.
Andrea goes on to list seven of the most common back problems that affect riders, together with eight of her top tips for riders to maintain a healthy back.
Although obviously geared toward riders, there are a couple of tips the rest of us could find useful, and it's an interesting read anyway. You can use this link to find the article.
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