by Deborah Hunter | Sep 20, 2023 | Injury & Pain Management
Gardening – a eco-friendly sport Gardening is a popular activity that occurs year-round in some climates and can be intense during early spring and late autumn or fall. Jobs such as clipping, raking, mowing, and weeding involve physical movements that demand good...
by Deborah Hunter | Feb 8, 2021 | Injury & Pain Management
Call a spade a spade Mulch, snow, gravel, soil – what do they have in common? Answer: Moving these materials or substances often involves using a shovel. Whether it be shovelling soil to plant a shrub, snow to clear the driveway, mulch to enrich the garden, or gravel...
by Deborah Hunter | Jun 14, 2020 | Injury & Pain Management
Gardening can be a physical activity involving a lot of bending and squatting. In previous posts, we have talked about the issue of repeated bending and the impact of this on the lower back. To avoid problems occurring with the lower back it is recommended you squat...
by Deborah Hunter | Mar 10, 2020 | Injury & Pain Management
It is very easy to injure the neck and shoulders when engaging in a lot of heavy clipping and trimming of shrubs and plants in the garden. When your arms become tired with clipping and brush cutting at shoulder height or above, often the muscles around the neck...
by Deborah Hunter | Feb 25, 2020 | Injury & Pain Management
Gardening is a great activity, but it can play havoc with the body at times. Sometimes the back, shoulders and neck can suffer particularly as you battle the weeds that take hold over the summer months. I will be preparing a series of blogs that will be looking at...
