Sunday, January 8, 2012

How not to break your back shovelling snow

How not to break your back shovelling snow

The following is an excerpt:

“The number one reason is that people don’t realize how heavy the snow is,” explains Natalia Lishchyna, an Oakville chiropractor and vice president of the OCA. “A shovel full of snow is probably five to seven pounds, so it’s probably several hundred pounds per driveway. They go out there and try to do it all at once, and that’s when you get strains and sprains, or worse, a disc injury.”


To read this article please visit: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/yourhealth/article/931673--how-not-to-break-your-back-shovelling-snow



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Genesis Healh Centre