HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BACK
1. Keep a Good Posture When you are standing, imagine a string through the topofyourhead liftingyoustraight up. This puts your neck, shouders, spine and hips in natural alignment. With sitting, make sure you sit back in the chair with your feet on the floor and your lower back supported. Your shouldersshouldnotslouchwhensitting.Avoid soft couches when you can. 2. Lift Properly Picking things up is a normal part of our day. Even if you pick up something light, your back muscles have to lift the weight of your upper torso and control that movement. Make sure you always face what you need to pick up, squat keeping your spine straight and push with your leg muscles. This helps reduce the excessive pressure on your spine.
3. Stay Flexible Flexibility is key to maintaining a healthy back. Bykeepingyourbody flexible, thenormal forces of movement and lifting can be distributed across the spine, rather than focused onto a few segments, which can then fail. An easy stretching routine everyday can keep you feeling great and put a spring in your step. 4. Stay Strong You have hundreds of muscles, which control the movement of your spine. Major muscles that support the spine are called your core muscles and include your abdominal, pelvis, spinal and hip muscles. By keeping your core muscles strong, you support your spine and have the ability to easily control lifting, quick movements, bending and a lot more.
5. Physical Therapy Our physical therapists are medical experts in evaluating spine and body movement. By having a regular check up, you can make sure your body is in good condition to tackle the activities you love. If you have a history of back pain, injury or are currently experiencing aches and pains, we can analyze your problem and construct a treatment program that will work best for your individual problem. With soothing hands-on therapy and targeted easy exercises we can help you return quickly to feeling your best. Even if you suffer from severe pain we can help you get out of pain and living the life you deserve. Call Today!
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Staff Spotlight
Elainehasbeenapracticingphysical therapist since 1982, when she graduated the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Physical TherapyProgram.Herprofessionalexperience includes serving as a staff physical therapist Elaine Ritter Morrison PT/Owner
working with patients of all ages---from children to seniors. She grew up in Zionsville, a graduate of ZCHS, and has served this community as a 4-H member when young, and now as a professional, with a passion for caring for those with pain or weakness to enable return to a full and active lifestyle, naturally, without prescription medications or surgery. She enjoys doing yoga, jogging, hiking, and spending time with
her husband, Kent, bicycling, motorcycle riding and making music. They have a blended family, grown to include 4 adult children + 2 spouses and 1 very cute grandson.
in acute care in hospital settings, rehabilitation facilities, home health, skilled care facilitiesandoutpatient rehabilitationclinics,whereshewasalsoaclinicmanager. She has been the owner of Zionsville Physical Therapy since 2006. Her specialties include women’s health, pelvic floor dysfunction and manual therapy. Elaine has advanced training in myofascial and joint mobilization techniques, surface EMG, pelvicpainandweaknessandneurologicalconditionssuchasstrokes.Sheenjoys
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