Protect your back

Sitting at a desk all day or lifting heavy loads for hours at a time can take a toll on your back. You may suffer painful symptoms that grow worse over time. Back injuries from poor posture, weak muscles, or awkward lifting techniques are often severe, and include disc herniation, spinal cord injuries, nerve compression, fractured vertebrae, and muscle sprains and strains. Whether your injury was caused by gradual wear and tear or by a sudden accident, it may result in months of rehabilitation, medication, and even surgery. That is why it is important to take steps to strengthen your back muscles to reduce your risk of a back injury at work. Exercising and stretching will increase your flexibility and help keep your back healthy.

Back Exercises While Standing

Trunk extension stretch. For this exercise, you will stand up straight and press your hands into the small of your back with your thumbs pointed downward. You will then arch your back until you feel a slight stretch in your abdominal muscles and pressure in your lower back. Hold for 15-20 seconds, and repeat for 3-5 times.

Back Exercises While Sitting

Knee-to-chest stretch. For this exercise, you will sit in a chair and raise one knee up to your chest. Use both hands to grasp your knee and gently pull it toward your chest until you feel a slight stretch in the back of your hip and your lower back. Hold for 15-20 seconds and repeat 3-5 times with each leg

If your job is hard on your back do what you can to take care of yourself. But if you have back pain that does not go away and it attributable to you work, then give the Law Offices of Kenneth R. Croy a call. We can help you navigate the system.