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Back stabbers; A cure for back pain has eluded doctors and physical therapists alike.

Vogue

| November 01, 2004 | Stabiner, Karen | COPYRIGHT 2004 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Karen Stabiner

It is late in the day, and my back feels like a grid of sailor's knots. After a long week at the computer, my head leans forward like a turtle's and my shoulders hunch. I berate myself for not heeding my inner voice, which sounds just like my elementary school phys-ed teacher: "Shoulders down. Head back. Chest up."

Lower-back pain may get a lot of press, but upper-back pain could be the malady of the millennium. The culprit? Too much time doing what one doctor calls "repetitive forward work," which includes E-mailing, reading, and preparing multicourse dishes from scratch. An estimated 11 million adults, more women than men, seek ...

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