AdvantagePT: Avoid Back Pain With These Tips

How Can I Prevent Back Pain Or Sciatica While Gardening?

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Gardening offers the opportunity to experience the outdoors while working on your green thumb. However, it is important to take the necessary steps to protect your back from injury while gardening. Below are 3 tips for pain-free gardening: 1. Warm-up first. Much like any other form of physical activity, it is important to warm up before gardening. This is especially important if you enjoy tending to your garden in the morning, as your lower back is the most vulnerable to injury first thing in the morning. It is important for morning gardeners tomake sure to walk around, or at least be up and moving, for about 45 minutes before starting any bending or lifting. Adding in some back stretches can also help decrease your risk of pain or injury. 2. Dress for the garden. Gardening requires dressing for the occasion. Make sure you have protective gloves and supportive shoes. Make sure your shoes cover the entire foot and have a skid-resistant sole. Wearing shoes with good arch support helps take away some of the strain that gardening potentially causes to your back. 3. Safety First. Choose the right gardening tools to limit the stress on your body: • The tool should be sturdy but not heavy. • Choose handles that provide a comfortable grip size. The grip should feel soft and should easily fit into your hand. • Choose a tool that is efficient at the task it is meant to perform – one that utilizes leverage and is sharp enough to cut. Protect your back before, during, and after gardening by following these tips: • Squat or use one knee to support yourself while gardening. • Keep your spine as straight as possible. • Use your hips and knees to lift, rather than your back. • Alternate tasks such as digging, lifting, and walking. This relieves strain on your spine. How can physical therapy help my back pain or sciatica? Fortunately, back pain and sciatica are both effectively treated through physical therapy. Our licensed physical therapists will focus on pain relief, whichmay include any combination of light exercises, manual therapy, ice and heat therapies, posture improvement, or any other treatment that your physical therapist deems fit. We will spend one-on-one time with you on each visit, using hands-on techniques that get the joints, muscles, and nervesmoving again. We will also design a comprehensive exercise and education program to get you back to comfortably doing what you want to do. A physical therapist can help you move better with less pain, which can make your hobbies and physical activitiesmuch easier. A physical therapist can help speed up your recovery by giving you the tools to be successful – we don’t just treat your symptoms; we want to empower you to be able to prevent your pain from returning and to live your daily life without fearing discomfort from your back pain or sciatica. If you are experiencing back pain or sciatica and you are looking for relief, contact Advantage Physical Therapy today – we’ll get you on the road to recovery so you can get back to tending your garden in no time!

Laser therapy uses a process called photobiomodulation. Unlike medications, laser therapy reduces pain without undesirable side effects. It is also important to point out that patients report long-lasting pain relief. While the number of treatments required may vary depending on the acuity of the condition, many patients experience lasting relief after only a couple of treatments. With LightForce lasers, treatments are quick, usually 5-12 minutes depending on the size, depth, and acuteness of the condition being treated.

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