Mark the Spot Massage Therapy

Specializing in Neuromuscular Technique for Therapeutic Massage

Other Hazards in the Garden

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Mark the Spot Massage

Dehydration – remember to take breaks to hydrate.

Insects – wear insect repellant to avoid insect bites.

Sunburn – cover exposed skin with long pants, long-sleeved shirts and a wide-brimmed hat and use water-resistant sunscreen.

Infection – wear gloves to avoid getting a soil-born illness through a cut or scrape on your hands, and keep your tetanus vaccination up to date.

Cuts – most gardening tools have sharp edges or pointed tips. Take care that you do not cut yourself with a gardening tool.

Falls – decorative yard features and hard-to-see garden hoses can be hazards causing trips and falls.

Major Trauma – powered gardening tools account for 50,000 trips to the emergency room each year, with the powered lawn mower accounting for more than 40,000 injuries each year alone. Be cautious with your powered tools.

Gardening Injuries – Kneeling

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Mark the Spot Massage

Gardeners are prone to injuring the knees during repetitive kneeling and standing, but also from staying on one’s knees for a period of time while planting or weeding. A soft foam pad under the knees can help to take the pressure off. Take breaks to stand up and walk around, and the following day if the pain in your knees persists, come in for a good neuromuscular massage. Don’t live in pain or allow pain to persist.
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Gardening Injuries – Reaching

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Mark the Spot Massage

Hedge clipping and trimming can involve reaching which can strain or injure muscles in the shoulders. Especially after a long winter without use, muscles in the shoulder and upper back may need conditioning before trimming or reaching for extended periods of time. If you incur a reaching injury, come in for a good neuromuscular massage. Don’t live in pain, a neuromuscular massage can loosen those muscles.
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Gardening Injuries – Twisting

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Mark the Spot Massage

One of the most common times to incur a twisting injury during gardening is while kneeling and twisting and reaching for plants or garden tools. Rather than remain kneeling, stand up to retrieve out-of-reach objects. Not only will standing relieve your knees from the pressure of kneeling, you will be far less likely to twist and cause an injury to your back, neck or shoulders. If, after a good day of gardening, you still have aches and pains, come in for a good neuromuscular massage to relieve the pain and restore your range of motion.
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Gardening Injuries – Lifting

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Mark the Spot Massage

Lifting improperly can cause strains and injury to the back muscles. If you are planting, keep the plants close to you so that you do not reach out very far before you lift the plant. This will help avoid simple strains. If you are planting trees or something heavier, use your legs to help lift. And if, after a day of planting, you still have aches and pains, come in for a good neuromuscular massage to relieve the aches and pains.
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Gardening Injuries – Bending

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Mark the Spot Massage

Gardening Injuries
With the summer upon us shortly, most of us like to give our gardens a good tidying, and without realizing it, can stretch and strain our knees, backs and shoulders. Don’t end up with gardeners’ back, weeders’ wrist or pruners’ neck. Here are a few tips for avoiding and remedying gardening aches and pains:

Bending
Digging, raking and weeding can cause repetitive strain and overuse injuries to the back muscles. Taking regular breaks can help prevent repetitive movement injuries. If, however, you still feel back pain after gardening, come in for a good neuromuscular massage to loosen the muscles in your back.
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