Rake Without the Ache? How to Complete Spring Cleaning and Gardening While Protecting Your Back.
With spring on the way, you may already be planning your spring cleaning or gardening checklist. Many people develop lower back pain and muscle sprains and strains from housework and gardening, however; at Merivale Chiropractic and Massage Clinic, our experienced team of chiropractors can help you avoid aches and pains through chiropractic care in Ottawa, ON.
Stretch Beforehand
Stretching before you do any kind of exercise or labour can lengthen your muscles, tendons, and ligaments and keep them limber and flexible. This will reduce your risk of sprains, strains, and other repetitive stress or overuse injuries.
Take Breaks Every Hour
If you take breaks every hour to stretch, rest, or drink water, you’re less likely to injure yourself or suffer from stiff or achy limbs and joints.
Maintain Proper Form
Whether you’re raking, cleaning out the garage, or pushing a vacuum, maintaining proper form can help you avoid back, neck, shoulder, and arm injuries. Bend from your knees when lifting anything heavy. Use gardening pads to cushion your knees when kneeling in your garden. Don’t twist your spine when shovelling, raking, digging, or scrubbing.
Visit a Chiropractor for Back Pain Relief or Preventive Care
Relief care focuses on relieving pain and other symptoms through chiropractic therapies. Corrective care focuses on healing injuries and improving function and mobility. Wellness care focuses on preventive care to minimise future injury and pain.
Let Us Help You Avoid Lower Back Pain in Ottawa, ON
At Merivale Chiropractic and Massage Clinic, our chiropractors and specialists can help you avoid lower back pain in Ottawa, ON. We offer chiropractic care, massage therapy, shockwave therapy, and custom orthotics to treat and prevent back pain. We can design a personalised treatment plan that focuses on drug-free pain relief, improving mobility and range of motion, enhancing function, and improving your overall health and wellness. Contact us to schedule an appointment.
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