With summer upon us and gardens growing, it isn’t uncommon for our patients to come in with injuries or pain complaints from bending over in the yard about 1 to 2 weeks after the gardening was actually done.

However, you can avoid these problems by coming in for a preventative treatment and use the daily exercises we give you. Gardening will fatigue muscles throughout your whole body which will lead to muscle tightness and soreness. Unfortunately, adding this tightness to your daily activities will gradually lead to greater compensation in your muscle use.

What this means is that your body will change the way it normally works in order to move away from the tight muscles. This compensation will make muscles work in a way they weren’t designed to be used which then increases your potential for injury and pain.

You can prevent injury by learning how to prevent the tightness and by learning how to stretch and move your body after gardening. Give the office a call today and we’ll be sure your body is ready for summer gardening!