DESCRIPTION
Back pain and back problems are our number one non-terminal health problem and affect 4 out of 5 adults in this country. While back problems account for 18 million doctors visits a year approximately 90% of them can be treated at home. After determining which ones can be treated by a lay instructor, this correspondence course will cover factors that contribute to back pain; the anatomical function, terms and muscles of the low back and a discussion of treatment through aquatic exercise.

NEEDS IDENTIFICATION
With 80% of the population experiencing back pain at some time, offering back classes must have potential. The problem is finding the right instructor who can produce a good program. Your worries are over. BackHab can be used safely by any instructor. The client can even use it alone.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Participants will define the cause of most back pain.
• Participants will select which clients they can safely treat.
• Participants will have materials that will allow them to create their own BackHab program by selecting moves from a "menu".
• Participants will analyze how daily life affects back problems and how to modify work habits without decreasing productivity.