Home Gardening 9 Perfect Tips for a Healthy Spring Garden

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With the arrival of spring is milder temperatures gardeners of all ages activities in their gardens started. As with all types of movement, there is a risk of injury if used improperly. After Advanced Physical Therapy Center (APTC), it is important that gardeners to take a conscious approach health to prevent both injuries and health reap rewards of gardening.

hurt Many gardeners themselves, because they do not see gardening as exercise. Gardening is a strenuous activity, and it is very easy to overdo it for the people, especially for the elderly or those who have prior -existing conditions, reduced mobility or who are normally inactive. Common gardening tasks such as digging, plant, weeding, mulching and calculation can cause stress and strain on muscles and joints, especially in the shoulders, back, neck and knees.

APTC recommends the following tips to minimize the risk of injury:

1. Warm up before you start. Get your heart rate by 10 minute walk, followed by some routes take for your upper and lower back, neck, arms and legs. Scroll to loosen your shoulders back in a circular motion and slowly move your head from one side a few times back and forth.
2. not exaggerate. Think of how your body feels. If you. An aching back or neck, then slow down and stretch or stop to another task and switch
3. Use to move a garden cart or wheelbarrow tools and heavy planting.
4. Don 't kneel on both knees. Keep giving a foot on the ground back more stability. If you need to kneel, use knee pads or a cushion some of the pressure.
5. Change record positions and to regularly avoid breaks stiffness or cramps.
6. Begin. With smaller projects and build gradually Do not try to do everything at once.
7. practice proper body mechanics. Bend the knees if you grab something or pull a weed, bend your knees and your abdominal muscles contract not to strain your back.
8. Quit your gardening session with a short walk or some light stretching. If you feel any muscle pain or joint pain, apply ice for 10-20 minutes to reduce inflammation.
9. If you experience pain or pain that so call for more than a day or your physiotherapist.

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