Avoiding Gardening Injuries This Spring Such As Back Pain And Elbow Injuries
Would you run a marathon without adequate training, kit and preparation? I suspect not, yet many people venture into the garden unprepared, only to return hours later aching and exhausted!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Foxwood Way, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, April, 16,2010 - Spring is here! As you reach for your trowel and gardening gloves. Be warned, proceed with caution.
Would you run a marathon without adequate training, kit and preparation? I suspect not, yet many people venture into the garden unprepared, only to return hours later aching and exhausted!
With a bit of thought and planning, some common gardening injuries can be avoided.
Preparation:
As with any sporting event, a good warm up is crucial to prepare your body for the task ahead. Build yourself up gradually by brisk walking a few laps of your garden, surveying the scene and assessing the challenges you face whilst at the same time raising your pulse and body temperature.
Perform some gentle mobilisations: rolling your shoulders and arms backwards; doing some gentle trunk rotations; squatting down to the floor with bent knees and a straight back.
Equipment:
Ensure you have the right equipment for the job. Use long handled tools to avoid excessive bending; use smaller spades to limit the amount of soil you shift in one go; use a wheelbarrow instead of carrying heavy loads; use a ladder to avoid over reaching; use a cushion when kneeling and check all blades are sharpened to enable branches to be cut on the first attempt.
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Contact:
Martin Roche
Foxwood Way
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
United Kingdom
URL:http://www.paincontrol.co.uk/
E-mail: info@paincontrol.co.uk
Ph: 01246 268456
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