Mitos acerca del dolor de espalda

Mitos	¿Qué dice la evidencia?
Su dolor de espalda se debe al desgaste	Los cambios radiológicos son en gran medida normales, relacionados con la edad
El desgaste se debe al trabajo pesado	Las exigencias físicas del trabajo no son las principales causas de degeneración
Su dolor de espalda es causado por el trabajo	El dolor de espalda puede estar relacionado con el trabajo, pero la mayoría de los dolores de espalda no son causados ​​por el
Debe coger la baja	La mayoría de las personas con dolor de espalda no necesitan ni cogen una baja por enfermedad
Debería quedar de baja hasta que no tenga dolor	No es necesario quedarse de baja hasta estar completamente libre de dolor
Su trabajo es demasiado pesado - debe cambiar a un trabajo más ligero	La mayoría de las personas pueden regresar a su trabajo anterior. Esa es siempre la opción más fácil
Renunciar a ese trabajo sería bueno para la espalda	En la práctica, podría significar jubilación anticipada innecesaria

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