ESAMS - BACK INJURY PREVENTION
TRAINING (ONE-TIME ONLY)
When performing leg lifts, how far should you lift your leg? - Correct Answers -until you
feel the muscles in your leg stretch
Which is not one of the five regions of the spine? - Correct Answers -idiopathic
Which is the best position for your back while sleeping? - Correct Answers -Lie on your
side with your hips and knees bent.
What is not the spine's basic function? - Correct Answers -protecting the heart from
injury
Four out of the five top back injury risk factors fall into what category? - Correct Answers
-the individual's own poor habits
When performing half sit-ups, how far should you raise yourself off of the floor? -
Correct Answers -6 to 8 inches
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), most back injuries occur with what
task? - Correct Answers -manual material handling
What are the bones of the back or spine called? - Correct Answers -vertebrae
What is osteoarthritis? - Correct Answers -A form of arthritis that causes back pain and
is usually found in the elderly.
What act as "spinal shock absorbers"? - Correct Answers -discs
Why is the lumbar region of your back where most back pain occurs? - Correct Answers
-because this part of the back bears the entire weight of the upper body
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), what percentage of back injuries
occur to the lower back? - Correct Answers -80%
TRAINING (ONE-TIME ONLY)
When performing leg lifts, how far should you lift your leg? - Correct Answers -until you
feel the muscles in your leg stretch
Which is not one of the five regions of the spine? - Correct Answers -idiopathic
Which is the best position for your back while sleeping? - Correct Answers -Lie on your
side with your hips and knees bent.
What is not the spine's basic function? - Correct Answers -protecting the heart from
injury
Four out of the five top back injury risk factors fall into what category? - Correct Answers
-the individual's own poor habits
When performing half sit-ups, how far should you raise yourself off of the floor? -
Correct Answers -6 to 8 inches
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), most back injuries occur with what
task? - Correct Answers -manual material handling
What are the bones of the back or spine called? - Correct Answers -vertebrae
What is osteoarthritis? - Correct Answers -A form of arthritis that causes back pain and
is usually found in the elderly.
What act as "spinal shock absorbers"? - Correct Answers -discs
Why is the lumbar region of your back where most back pain occurs? - Correct Answers
-because this part of the back bears the entire weight of the upper body
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), what percentage of back injuries
occur to the lower back? - Correct Answers -80%
