BACK AND KNEE PAIN FROM GARDENING

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Working In The Yard Can Cause Back or Knee Pain

 

Spring has sprung and it’s time for yard work! Working on getting your yard ready for the growingTotowa NJ Back and Knee Pain From Gardening season can mean hours of bending over flowerbeds, or resting on your knees for weeding. Almost all yard work involves using muscles and joints that you haven’t used for months. Yard work takes a toll and trying to avoid back and knee pain from gardening involves some effort.

At Elite Spine & Sports Care of Totowa, our Physical Therapists are experts at preparing your body for strenuous garden maintenance. Our therapists help prepare gardeners in Totowa, Passaic County NJ and surrounding locations, for the hard work ahead. Repetitive movement, or being in the same position for hours can strain the muscles, joints and ligaments. Doing yard work is actually exercise and involves repetitive movement. Most people don’t think of preparing their body for garden work. They train for competitive sports, and though gardening isn’t competitive it does work the muscles like sports do.

 

Ways To Avoid Pain During Yard Work

 

Some tips for avoiding back and knee pain during gardening are:

1. As with any sport, stretching before you start, during and after gardening will help to keep your muscles and joints limber.

2. Avoid staying in the same position for too long. Take breaks or change the activity.

3. Remember to keep good posture in mind. Don’t hunch over or cross your legs. These may seem like a comfortable position in which to do certain tasks, but you’ll feel it later.

4. Use knee pads when the task requires kneeling. This keeps your knees clean and provides relief from pain.

 

Let Us Prepare Your Body With Physical Therapy

 

The Physical Therapists at Elite Spine & Sports Care of Totowa have experience and knowledge that can be valuable in preparing your body for gardening. You may not think of preparing your body for yard work, but you might find that you’d like our help after working in the garden. Our therapists are here to help by addressing the areas of pain and relieve them. We want you to successfully return to doing the things you enjoy, pain free. To prepare your body for yard work, give Elite Spine & Sports Care of Totowa a call at (862) 239-1768 and set up an appointment to talk with a Physical Therapist.