Snow shoveling is a repetitive activity that can cause muscle strain in the lower back and shoulders.
Physical therapists suggest that you wait until the afternoon to shovel because your chances of injury are greater in the morning when there is more fluid pressure in the disc. Also, lift smaller loads and bend your knees as you lift, so your legs are taking the load, not your back.
Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints and Tips from the Therapists at Lamarco Physical Therapy and the American Physical Therapy Association.

Abs Arthritis
Back Balance
Breast Cancer Carpal Tunnel
Computer Kids Injuries Couch Potato
Fitness Foot & Ankle
Form, Fitness Hands
Hips Kids & Obesity
Knees Mother's Day
Neck Pain Osteoporosis
Posture Rotator Cuff Tears
Scoliosis Snowboarders
Snow Shovelers Tips Tottering on Heels
Shoulder Vertigo
Women Young at Heart

Our Team Approach

We work closely with a patient’s personal physician, dentist, podiatrist, orthopaedist, or chiropractor to provide outpatient physical therapy for a variety of diagnoses, including, but not limited to:

  • Low back pain
  • Neck pain
  • TMJ disorders
  • Arthritis
  • Tendinitis,
  • Joint pain and dysfunction
  • Work or automobile related injuries
  • Post surgical treatment
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Physical therapists say that a child's backpack should weight no more than 10 to 15 percent of his or her body weight.

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