How the human back is a design disaster

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By Citizen Reporter

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Everyone who lives long enough is likely to experience back pain. And the cause isn't just ageing.


We have evolution to blame for a spine that’s an engineering nightmare. Cheddar explores how our spines changed to accommodate human bipedalism.

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