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Gardening and helping your knees

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterJune 14, 20202 Comments

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. There are a number of techniques you can apply and exercises you can do to prevent injury while gardening.

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Working from home – the new norm

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterMay 5, 20201 Comment

Many of us have not worked at home for extended periods of time but in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, this may be our new normal for the foreseeable future Currently, a significant percentage of the workforce is operating in makeshift conditions at home.  We find ourselves slouched for hours at the dining table,…

Gardening with care for the neck and shoulders

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterMarch 10, 20201 Comment

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 become overused. This also applies if you…

Gardening and avoiding lower back pain

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterFebruary 25, 2020

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 gardening, its impact on the body and how…

Back care for office workers

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterFebruary 11, 2020

We are often adopting poor postures for greater amounts of time than we used to, mainly due to hi-tech gadgets including computers and smart phones. Sitting a lot in bad positions puts an unnatural load on the lumbar discs, the building blocks of our spine in our lower back. Problems with lumbar discs can be…

Is there such a thing as being too cold to exercise?

Injury PreventionBy Sandra HunterFebruary 4, 2020

Exercise can be performed at very low temperatures and even well below 0°C (32°F) in well prepared and appropriately dressed healthy individuals. The risk of injury, such as hypothermia (decreased core body temperature) and frostbite (freezing injury of the extremities) is real yet preventable with appropriate clothing and avoidance of circumstances that put you at…

Back care and understanding why you get back pain

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterJanuary 28, 2020

Back pain is a very common feature for many people. Most will just put up with, not understanding what the problem is and not knowing what they can do from day to day to help. This is the beginning of a series of blogs to help you know a bit more about why you may get back pain…

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Trekking: putting your best foot forward

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterNovember 30, 2019

Many of us spend days at the computer, travelling to and from work or sitting for long periods. It is important to get away from the screen and that chair, and there is no better way to help with this than to go walking or trekking. So how can you prepare to ensure your body…

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Long haul flights: survival of the fittest!

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterOctober 7, 20191 Comment

Long haul flying in economy class can be downright unpleasant at times. The journey is long, its cramped and you just can’t sleep. The only good thing is you can binge watch movies (if you haven’t already seen them!) The best advice is to start preparing for your journey well before you excitedly board that…

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How to reduce the chance of knee pain spoiling a good holiday

Injury PreventionBy Deborah HunterSeptember 28, 20191 Comment

Have you ever experienced knee pain on holidays? It can from nowhere, give you pain at the most unexpected times and then you are worried about doing too much.  A common problem that can be avoided. Travel can often involve negotiating more stairs than you would normally come across at home. Stairs at airports, up…

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