Test purchases repeatedly reveal clear deficiencies in the quality of advice provided by specialist retailers. This even applies to providers in the health sector, such as pharmacies. The situation is also often bad when it comes to advice on everyday products that are suitable for the back. Interested parties are often confronted with pseudo- or half-knowledge and a confusing jungle of products.

It is the declared aim of Aktion Gesunder Rücken (AGR) e. V. to actively counteract this. For this reason, selected specialist retailers receive intensive training from the AGR. Basic medical and anatomical knowledge, such as the function and statics of the spine, nutrition of the intervertebral discs, the structure and functions of the muscles, the interaction of muscles, tendons and ligaments, the contents of the “New Back School” and ergonomics from a multidisciplinary medical perspective are regularly trained and tested. This is an effective measure against the often professionally inadequate and often manufacturer- and purely sales-oriented advice.

Only dealers who have successfully completed the extensive AGR training process can call themselves AGR-certified specialist dealers. Here, prospective customers will find expert and well-founded advice.