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Have a bulging disc with nerve compression at l5/s1, what distance is safe for me to walk each with a 10kg backpack for me to have no pain . thank u?
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Get a lumbar pack: Be kind to your back and it will be kind to you. Backpacks are hard on the low back. Large fanny packs are known as "lumbar waist packs" allowing one to carry a lot of the weight directly on the hips and decrease back strain. See: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=lumbar+fanny+pack&_sacat=0&_from=R40 I do not endorse this particular model, it is only an illustration.
Answered 1/5/2016
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