How can I prevent back pain?

Sensible approach to avoiding back pain and managing back pain is minimising weight, decreasing the load that travels through the spine, being careful with the movements that you make, avoiding over exertion injuries. And also making sure that you remain fit in an aerobic sense, but also in a core strength sense. Procedures such as polities and yoga, Alexander Technique, swimming, all serve to improve the muscular tone and flexibility in the lower back and thereby minimise injury. It's also very important to keep your weight down. Avoid smoking where you can, and avoid situations which put you at chance of injury, such as lifting inappropriately heavy objects.