Back support belt provides a variety of benefits to athletes who participate in heavy lifting such as weightlifting, power lifting, deadlift, or squatting, or individuals who have a job that requires lifting heavy objects, like construction and warehouse workers. The back support belt for heavy lifting helps prevent common injuries and strains to the lower back that often occur during heavy lifts. Wearing a lower back belt while performing heavy lifts can lessen the strain on one’s back, ease existing pain, prevent damage, and encourage proper lifting techniques for better performance.

Heavy lifting without proper protection can easily get hurt on the lower back. In fact, Center For Disease Control and Prevention reports that back injuries account for nearly 20 percent of all work-related injuries. One of the main causes of lower back injury is sprains and strains to the low back. This accounts for most acute back pain individuals experience in their lifetime. Sprains and strains are often caused by overstretching or tearing ligaments, which often occur from lifting an object improperly or something too heavy. Wearing a back support belt for lifting can ease pain for low back sprains and strains while also avoiding further tearing and injury to the ligaments. The back support belt can also be used for preventative purposes while one performs heavy lifts.

The lower back belt can potentially increase performance, allowing individuals who lift competitively to carry more weight while also avoiding injury. Studies have found that wearing a compression back belt while inhaling before lifting heavy objects reduces spine loading, which can prevent further injury and pain of the back both short term and long term. Compressing the lower back during heavy lifts allows for more stability in your abdomen and lower back. This increase in stability will allow your lower back to carry more weight and prevent injury to this area as well.

Professional athletes in weight lifting always wear lower back support belt to help performance by lifting more weight. Most industrial jobs that include heavy lifting require employees to wear a heavy lifting belt. This is because lifting objects improperly that are too heavy can be extremely damaging to the spine and lower back. The lower back belt reduces the stress and pressure put on the lower back and spine while performing heavy lifts to avoid these damages.