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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #3329 Short Back pain
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

Now let's look at some of the reasons why back pain is developing into such a unique menace. In general, the body is pretty good at self repair. A strain or a blow to a limb, though painful at the time, generally resolves itself. But the body's response to back injury can be very counterproductive. When pain strikes we tend to keep the back as immobile as possible which makes the muscles tense up. Research shows that they often go into spasm which causes for the twisting of the spine. A vicious circle is on the way. The second mistake we often make when stricken with extreme back pain is to go to bed and stay there.

Which vicious circle is the speaker talking about?

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Option 1: "Keeping the back still makes the muscles tense up and then contract"

Explanation: The text describes how immobility due to back pain leads to muscle tension and spasms, creating a vicious circle of worsening pain. This directly aligns with the option, as it captures the essence of the cycle where keeping the back still results in increased tension and contraction of the muscles.

Option 2: "Strain on any limb resolves itself after some time"

Explanation: While the text mentions that strains generally resolve themselves, it specifically refers to limbs and does not connect to the vicious circle of back pain. This option is too broad and does not address the specific issue of back pain discussed in the text.

Option 3: "Counterproductive exercises are developing pain into such a unique menace"

Explanation: This option misinterprets the text. The speaker discusses immobility and its effects on back pain, not exercises. Therefore, it does not relate to the vicious circle described, making it an incorrect choice.

Option 4: "Extreme ankle pain calls for bed rest"

Explanation: This option is unrelated to the text, which focuses on back pain rather than ankle pain. It introduces a different context that does not reflect the vicious circle of muscle tension and immobility discussed in the passage.

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