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Lifting From the Back
An Example of Poor Lifting Technique

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Lifting from the back is an example of a potentially injurious lifting technique.

Lifting from the back is an example of a potentially injurious lifting technique.

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In this example of poor lifting technique, the model is positioned to use her back rather than the powerful muscles of her hips and legs. Also, the object she will be lifting is too far away from her, making for inefficiency, and probably back strain.
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