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Well lifting is an obvious cause, but can just driving a rig for a living give you a back problem and are there ways to prevent this (braces/back supports or aftermarket devices to modify your seat, etc). Sure like to hear more OP's from experienced divers....

Quote: Originally Posted by Cymerax Well lifting is an obvious cause, but can just driving a rig for a living give you a back problem and are there ways to prevent this (braces/back supports or aftermarket devices to modify your seat, etc). Sure like to hear more OP's from experienced divers.... The newer trucks have better designed seats, but when you sit for 11 hours it can take a toll on you. Trucks have better seats than cars to me....

FMCSA commissions research on truckers’ lower back pain July 18, 2006 Quote: Does your back hurt? If so, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would like to know why. In a partnership with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the FMCSA has announced that Dr. Eric Wood, associate residency program director at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah...

There is a big difference in truck seats, you largely get what is paid for, and 270 bucks doesn't buy much long drive comfort in a seat, that is what my company spends to replace the ones worn out in the trucks we drive, the fact that the seats are around long enough to get worn out or broken up should give us pause on working there. I was diagnosed with chronic pain almost 9 years ago, and have learned to deal with it, I don't have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybergal FMCSA commissions research on truckers’ lower back pain July 18, 2006 landline magazine I think the FMCSA should commission a study on a body part a few inches "south" of the lower back and attempt to discover why drivers seem to have to "take it in the....(well, south of the lower back)" from every shipper/receiver who wants free labor, disreputable companies...

I've had bad back pain LONG before I started driving truck. Wonder what the gooberment thinks about that?