CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN BACKACHE

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN BACKACHE

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2 and The Matrix may be bad for your back. Los Angeles-based spine expert Dr. Timothy Davis, M.D., says he’s seen many back injuries that could have been caused by people trying to imitate martial arts moves in action flicks. No one knows how many cases of “crouching tiger, hidden backache” have occurred this year because most sufferers are too embarrassed to tell their doctors they injured themselves imitating Jackie Chan. Things could get worse when the new movie, The Musketeer opens September 7, which updates the Three Musketeers story with Hong Kong-style martial arts moves. Dr. Davis says many back problems can be avoided if folks stretched before any kind of exercise.

Tue 08-21-01