Body Posture is Important

Before engaging in any physical activity, especially doing lawn work or gardening, but even if it involves playing with small active children or wrestling with playful puppies, it’s a good idea to take some adult precautions. Many Floridians show up at the office of a chiropractor in Naples, FL complaining of lower back pains after a weekend spent pulling weeds and tending to a garden because they failed to follow some simple procedures that can help prevent injuring the spine.

A chiropractor in Naples, FL will point out to anyone who asks that he or she isn’t surprised by injuries people sustain in busy spring and summer months. Most of us tend to ignore the central function of the lumbar muscles in our backs, which support most of the body as well as the spine. When was the last time you thought about it? We ignore it until it begins to complain and it speaks the language of back pain.

Before engaging in any kind of physical activity, including gardening, any chiropractor in Naples, FL will probably tell you that it is necessary to warm up your lumbar muscles in order to prevent spraining, tensing or other injuries. A ten minute walk is usually sufficient, followed by a few chiropractor approved stretches. A Naples, FL chiropractor who evaluates your condition can provides more specific instructions, but the following is to give you a general idea.

* Knees to chest. On your back, bring your knees up to your chest and wrap your arms around your lower legs while your back is flatly pressed against the floor and hold for a minute or so. Take a moment to refrain, and then repeat a couple more times. Don’t overdo it.

* Chair stretch. Seat yourself on a chair’s edge, then curve your back forward until your hands touch the floor. Relax while still forward and hold until you feel tension.

Think about your body positioning while engaging in activity outside. If you are pulling weeds, kneel and keep your back straight. Don’t bend over to pull weeds, or hunch over your garden. Move your body forward in order to access the weeds.

Your chiropractor in Naples, FL can give you specific advice on body posture for the kinds of specific activities you engage in that are extremely useful in preventing injury and as therapies for pain.