Un-Orthopedic

This woman is using a basket at the store in the most harmful possible way. Somehow, she missed both the examples of other people using baskets correctly and the little wheels on the bottom of the basket. As a result, she’s putting way more pressure on her back than she needed to.

According to the Chester Chiropractic Center, improper lifting can be hazardous for one’s back. Crucially, improper lifting can cause harm to the discs in the lumbar spine. In some cases, the herniation of lumbar-spine discs can require emergency surgery and result in weakness or paralysis, as per Mayo Clinic.