Many back injuries occur during lifting. To help protect your back and avoid painful injury, follow these safer lifting tips:
First, plan and prepare for the lift. It only takes a moment to ensure your safety, but the pain of a back injury can be long lasting! … Continue reading
Pay Attention to your Body: If something you are doing causes your back to hurt, stop and rest or stop altogether. Whether it is a particular exercise, prolonged sitting, bending, or twisting, listen to your body’s signals. Pain is a warning. … Continue reading
Posture at work, rest, and play affects the health of your back and neck. Posture is a result of proper body mechanics — which occurs when your spine goes from the healthy neutral position into action.
STEP 1: Understand the Neutral Back Position
A healthy spine has three natural curves:
The neck, … Continue reading
Rick Chaney (aka Jots the clown) Kernersville, NC
Cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease, with spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, radiculopathy and cervicogenic headaches
“If Dr. Cohen hadn’t done my surgery, I’d probably be lying in bed on disability.”
When Rick Chaney was 12, … Continue reading
