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If your job involves a lot of lifting, be sure to take frequent breaks during the day to avoid back injuries, say researchers at Ohio State University. A 2007 study published in Clinical Biomechanics found that newcomers to a lifting job were at higher risk for back injury than people who had more experience. Injuries also were more likely later in a shift.
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