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It helps most during the first 24 to 48 hours after an injury.</p></span> <a role="button" href="142,82321_VA" title="Read More about Relieving Back Pain" class="panelButton readMore">[ read more ]</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="row contentBoxes"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6"> <div class="contentArea"> <div class="SiteAreaNavigator"> <div class="image"> <img class="mainImage" src='sitearea-understanding-ban.jpg' alt="" /> </div> <div tabindex="0" class="content"> <a tabindex="0" href='/LivingWith/BackNeck/Understanding/' data-kswid="siteAreaLink" title='Understanding Your Back & Neck'>Understanding Your Back & Neck</a> <p class="centerBlurb" data-kswid="siteAreaBlurb">A healthy back and neck allow you to move easily, without pain. Injury, poor posture, and overuse can damage parts of the back and neck. This can lead to pain and other problems.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="contentArea"> <div class="SiteAreaNavigator"> <div class="image"> <img class="mainImage" src='sitearea-protecting-ban.jpg' alt="" /> </div> <div tabindex="0" class="content"> <a tabindex="0" href='/LivingWith/BackNeck/Protecting/' data-kswid="siteAreaLink" title='Protecting Your Back & Neck'>Protecting Your Back & Neck</a> <p class="centerBlurb" data-kswid="siteAreaBlurb">Good posture and body movements are the key ways to protect your back and neck and prevent injury.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="contentArea"> <div class="SiteAreaNavigator"> <div class="image"> <img class="mainImage" src='sitearea-backexercises-ban.jpg' alt="" /> </div> <div tabindex="0" class="content"> <a tabindex="0" href='/LivingWith/BackNeck/BackExercises/' data-kswid="siteAreaLink" title='Back Exercises'>Back Exercises</a> <p class="centerBlurb" data-kswid="siteAreaBlurb">Tired of your aching back? 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