BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  Health & Living  >  Back Pains? Australopithecus May Have The Answers

Back Pains? Australopithecus May Have The Answers

Dr Rajesh Singh, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

07-Dec-21 16:00

Back Pains? Australopithecus May Have The Answers

Recently, anthropologists studying the remains of a female Australopithecus, nicknamed Issa, discovered that the early hominin had skeletal structures suggesting that she walked upright like a human, but also climbed like an ape. This near-complete reconstruction of Issa’s lower back provides more clues about how early humans evolved to stand upright, but also forms the basis of why modern humans have so many common complaints related to the spine.

Image credit: Shutterstock

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases & Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Health and Living,  back pain,  evolution,  spine, 


Latest Podcasts




Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) We sit down with Edmond Yap, co-founder of Tupai, to deconstruct ‘The Grade C Trap’, on the back of the recent Education Blueprint announcement made recently.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple + Zombies on Screen

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) The new, fully imported Subaru Forester is a solid car, but the high asking price is a little bit hard to swallow, according to Daniel Fernandez. Tune in to hear his full thoughts.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) In the second part of their Tech in ‘26 series, Matt and Rich examine some of the headline treatments and advances we’re likely to see this year.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) RimbaWatch files Malaysia’s first climate greenwashing lawsuit. We unpack what the case means for climate claims, accountability, and regulation with RimbaWatch's Head of Legal Advocacy, Kuberan Hansrajh Kumaresan.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Young Malaysian golfer who turned pro last year, Mirabel Ting joins us to share the eventful journey in her career so far.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

How do video and board games get from idea to reality? Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two women who invent, tweak and perfect the games that so many of us love to play.