Gardening – Managing Neck/Back/Shoulder Pain

Kensington MD

09 May, 2022

2:21 PM

Description

Gardening is a rewarding hobby and a passion. Physical therapy and a consistent exercise routine, can help you to garden safely and avoid complications like back pain. How Gardening Affects Your Body Gardening involves repetitive activities such as bending, kneeling, digging, reaching, and carrying, which can cause neck, shoulder, or back pain. Tips for Managing Pain Take breaks when you garden or move on to a different activity. Stay hydrated so your muscles don’t cramp. Physical therapy exercises can keep you strong to avoid from gardening. Physical Therapy can also teach correct mechanics to safely dig a hole, weed, or prune. Tips for Avoiding Pain Moving/walking before you garden is one way to make your muscles more resilient, get them warmed up, and reduce the risk of injury. If you have many tasks to perform during each gardening session, switch from one to another frequently. Strong core muscles help you maintain good posture while you are gardening and reduce stress on your back, hips, and legs. Doing some back bends with your hands supporting the small of your back will give you some extension as you may have been doing mostly bending forward activities. Overcoming Pain With Physical Therapy With the right combination of the best physical therapy from Wellness Rehabilitation Inc., exercise, and instruction in safe mechanics, you can continue to enjoy gardening. If you have gardening pain that does not go away or is severe enough to interfere with your daily activities, click here to schedule a FREE 20 minute call to discuss how we can help you. To Your Health, Cynthia Weiss, PT President/ Wellness Rehabilitation Inc. www.wellnessrehab.org 301-493-9257