Can you dig it? How to take the strain out of physical tasks

The Royal Horticultural Society has warned that using a spade incorrectly increases the risk of chronic back pain. Here are other actions you might be getting wrong

Bad news for gardeners – the Royal Horticultural Society has been watching you dig, and it is appalled by what it sees. In conjunction with biomechanics experts in Coventry University, it has just issued a warning that reaching too far with your spade when digging can double the load on your joints, increasing the risk of chronic back pain. It’s apparently much better to simply move closer to where you want to be, and to bend with your knees rather than your back.

But, while you’re here, here are a few more things you might be doing wrong.

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Continue reading... January 09, 2018 at 06:17PM