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Protect Your Back When Gardening: Part II

6/15/2017

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In our first segment, we discussed using the correct body mechanics when gardening and weeding. Part II looks at how to keep you back healthy while mowing, blowing, and lifting a wheelbarrow.
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Mowing

  • If you have a self-propelled mower, stand up tall with your abdominal muscles engaged
  • If you have a push mower, keep your back straight and hinge slightly forward from the hips while engaging your abdominal muscles
  • Keep your elbows slightly bent
  • Keep your wrists in neutral to ensure your body does the pushing, not just your arms
  • Use the power of your legs and hips to move the mower

Blowing

  • Keep your back straight and your abdominal muscles engaged
  • If you are using your right arm to direct the blower, your left leg should be forward with your right leg back placing you in a diagonal stance
  • Keep your head erect and your chin slightly tucked as you look at what you are blowing
  • Turn so you face what you are working on. Do not twist and reach out to the side to blow something

Wheelbarrow

  • When moving a wheelbarrow, think of using your whole body to carry the load
  • When emptying, think of lifting from underneath the wheelbarrow
  • Switch your hands to an underhand grip
  • Stand in a diagonal stance keeping your back straight, squatting down bending your knees and hips
  • Use your leg muscles to leverage the load
  • As you push up with your legs, engage your core and arm muscles to assist
  • Once up, keep your spine long and shift your body weight forward to empty the load
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