So i decided to do my first real foray into the garden since the winter today and i was thinking about how to garden with a back condition... Due to the severity of my condition last year i had to give up gardening for a long time and as i love gardening i have been researching how i could do it without aggravating my back.
Here are some things i do which may be useful to you.
You should obviously check with your doctor if there is anything you should not be doing.
Warm up first, especially if like me you have not done much gardening over the winter just do a few exercises, take a walk and get your muscles warmed up before you go in the garden.
Warm up first, especially if like me you have not done much gardening over the winter just do a few exercises, take a walk and get your muscles warmed up before you go in the garden.
If it helps you try a heat pad on your back while working.
Decide what needs to be done then vary the tasks, keep swapping between them, that way you wont have your back and other muscles in one position all the time.
Decide what needs to be done then vary the tasks, keep swapping between them, that way you wont have your back and other muscles in one position all the time.
Also do walk around every so often.
Take regular breaks and start off with only gardening for a short time.
Listen to your body and if your back starts to protest , give it a break.
Listen to your body and if your back starts to protest , give it a break.
Also do consider those tools you can get with long handles designed to help people with back pain. They make it a lot easier.
When you have finished gardening do your stretches and take a warm bath or shower.
Happy gardening!
When you have finished gardening do your stretches and take a warm bath or shower.
Happy gardening!
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Lose The Back Pain System
Lose the Back Pain, is a system of self assessments to determine what physical imbalances you may have that may be causing your pain, then specific and targeted exercises to follow to address the imbalances, along with pain reduction strategies.
For useful information and suggestions there is a Free Back Pain Book Written by the Healthy back Institute-
7 Day Back Pain Cure
This free book (there is a small shipping/handling fee for physical book) will give you a good starting point for taking back control of your back pain covering reasons for pain, pain relief, possible treatments, action plans and many other things you will find useful. Follow Jasmine Ann Raintree's board Back And Sciatic Pain Strategies. on Pinterest.
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