A shocking 80 percent of people are likely to experience back pain at some point in their life. Why are so many of us suffering? Following on from the recent publication of his book, Vybarr Cregan-Reid talked about the great movement drop and how technology has, for decades, been making it more difficult for us to move.
The full episode of Tonight aired on the 28th of February but can can be seen here until the end of March.
Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid is a Reader in English and Environmental Humanities at the School of English
His latest book, Primate Change: How the World We Made is Remaking Us is published by Octopus