Back Injury
Hello,
New to this form thanks for letting me join.
I was just wondering if anyone has had the experience of injuring their back lifting their flight bags into or out of the flight deck?
I did and lost my CAT 1 medical due to disc protrusion into the spinal cord. I get my corrective surgery (I hope it's corrective) the surgeon says maybe.
My company has two pilots in my base off work with this issue and sixteen pilots have reported injuries. Our flight bags are quite heavy and do pose a threat to the health of pilots as they age. Just curious as to the experiences of other pilots regarding this subject.
Regards, John