How to protect against snow shoveling injuries
During winter times, we tend to have problems related to our lower back injuries and another type of inquiries, mostly by falling, when using a snow shovel. So here in this article you be learning some of the best tips on how to protect yourself from any injuries caused by snow shoveling.
Let us go, through some of the protective tips against snow shoveling:
1. Choose the right snow shovel:
It is very important to pick up the perfect snow shovel, which will help you to minimize the effort to take it out. Make sure that when you go to buy a snow shovel, it should have an adjustable handle to increase the length; so that you need not bend too much to pick it up. It should be light-weighted, small in size and as well as the blade should make up of plastic, which will lighten up the weight of the snow shovel a bit more.
2. Getting ready before shoveling:
It is observed that muscles that are not warmed up, tend to have more injury when handling a snow shovel rather than muscles that have got little warmed up before doing so. So it’s better to do a little warm up so that you won’t have any issues with your lower back and knee after getting the snow shovel out for use.
On the other hand, you can also try a brisk walk, stretching up your body a little bit and you can also try some of the easy and light exercise, before even thinking of using your snow shovel. Doing hamstrings and stretching your lower back for two to three minutes would prove to be of great for them to avoid any injury.
3. Using Ergonomic lifting techniques:
It is better to push the snow to one side, rather than trying to lift it and to hurt your lower back. If lifting is important, then try to face towards the snow and then intend to lift it, make your shoulders and hips face squarely into it. Try to bend your hips rather than your lower back and also make sure to bend your knees, keeping your back straight. Make sure that you are not wearing slippery shoes, which will end up making you fall in the snow floor. This way you will be able to protect yourself from any snow shoveling injuries; which is quite common in the winter season.
