4. Bad Movement Patterns
While poor posture can cause cumulative damage over time, the wrong movements can also cause serious, acute issues.
This is especially true going back to the topic of picking things up off the ground. If you bend to pick up a heavy box when moving home, then you might find that this traps a nerve and causes you to experience significant pain. This is an even more common problem for athletes that spend a lot of time in the gym lifting weights.
It’s extremely important for these reasons to spend time training the correct movement patterns and mechanics in order to avoid injury.
For instance, when lifting something off the ground as part of a deadlift or helping someone to move, you should always push through the legs while keeping the spine as perfectly straight as possible.