What was the mechanism of injury described for the back pain?

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Overhead manual labor with heavy lifting is a common source of back strain. Hanging sheetrock at home involves lifting large, heavy panels above shoulder height while the torso is bent, stretched, and often twisted. This puts a lot of force on the lower back muscles and the joints, and maintaining that awkward posture for sustained periods can cause acute muscle strain, ligament sprain, or irritation of the facet joints and surrounding structures. The mechanism is best described as overexertion and awkward spinal loading during overhead work, not a single blow or fall. That’s why this scenario fits back pain from a drywall project more than a workplace accident, a fall from a ladder, or a sports injury.