{"id":4245,"date":"2024-05-30T17:49:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:51:55","slug":"warm-weather-and-spring-gardening-tips-for-back-and-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/warm-weather-and-spring-gardening-tips-for-back-and-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm Weather and Spring Gardening Tips For Back and Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.playground.com\/7bd40efbea2f4c75af8eaf26a6ba4602.jpeg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Good Posture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bend at the Hips and Knees:<\/strong> When lifting or reaching low, bend at your hips and knees, not your back. Keep your back straight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid Twisting:<\/strong> Try to move your whole body rather than twisting your spine. Pivot with your feet instead of twisting at the waist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proper Lifting Techniques: <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lift with Your Legs:<\/strong> When lifting heavy objects, squat down and use your leg muscles to lift, keeping the object close to your body.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use a Wheelbarrow:<\/strong> Transport heavy items in a wheelbarrow or garden cart to avoid carrying them. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Frequent Breaks:<\/strong> Take regular breaks to stand up, stretch, and walk around. This prevents stiffness and reduces strain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alternate Tasks:<\/strong> Switch between different gardening tasks to avoid repetitive strain on the same muscles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you injure your back or neck while gardening. Call our office in Frederick, Maryland 301-696-8888 In Hagerstown Maryland 301-791-5900. We are here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Posture If you injure your back or neck while gardening. Call our office in Frederick, Maryland 301-696-8888 In Hagerstown Maryland 301-791-5900. We are here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p94GbU-16t","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4245"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4249,"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4245\/revisions\/4249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiropractorfrederick.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}