As warmer weather approaches, golfers can’t wait to get to the first tee.
But twisted postures, the torque of the swing and forgetting to warm up can
cause unnecessary injury.
A recent four-year study in the American Medical Association Journal The
Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded that benefit plan members with
Chiropractic coverage returned to work faster, had lower claim cost and
experienced fewer interventions such as MRIs compared to plan members without
chiropractic benefits.
With eighty-eight per cent of Ontario chiropractors reporting that gardening is
the most common source of back and neck pain during the warm weather season, the
Ontario Chiropractic Association's Plant and Rake Without the Ache public
education program is aimed at helping gardeners to avoid the stiff and sore
joints, muscle, neck and back pain that sometimes accompanies work in the
yard.The program features tip sheets that outline proper warmup exercises,
stretches, lifting techniques and injury prevention strategies in a simple,
easy-to-follow format.
"Spinal Health Week is celebrated from May 1 to 7 and with the warm weather
now upon us, chiropractors across Canada are offering some tips to help you get
back into the SPRING of THINGS".
