AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Oh, my aching back. (backache prevention; includes directions for stretching exercises)

Flower & Garden Magazine

| December 01, 1996 | Meehan, Ellen | COPYRIGHT 1984 KC Publishers, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Don't let muscle pain and tightness limit the time you spend in your garden. Staying in shape through regular stretching and exercise will help you to enjoy outdoor chores while avoiding an aching back. Physical fitness -- the weeding, feeding and hoeing job for your body -- will allow you to garden more comfortably.

Before heading into the garden, stretch and warm up. A 10-minute; walk or bike ride will warm and loosen muscles, preparing them for the work ahead.

For safety's sake, be sure you have good gloves, a filled water bottle (drink often to avoid dehydration and its resulting headaches), knee pads, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Work at the…

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Oh, my aching back!
Magazine article from: Total Health McGuire, Rick August 1, 1988 700+ words
OH, MY ACHING BACK! The pain radiates through your lower...With the exception of cancer, all back pain is avoidable," says Arthur White...How can we avoid becoming victims of our aching back? "Patient education could almost wipe...
Oh, My Aching Back: What's A Mother to Do?(back pain during pregnancy)
Newspaper article from: Alternative Therapies in Women's Health Hardy, Mary L. April 1, 2005 700+ words
Oh, My Aching Back: What's A Mother to Do? By Mary L. Hardy, MD Back pain is a common complaint during pregnancy. Up to three-fourths of all pregnant women report having low back or pelvic pain with the highest pain intensity noted...
No More Aching Back.
Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly McQuade, Molly October 19, 1990 700+ words
...394-58794-4 No easy cure for back pain exists or is likely to be discovered...minute a day program for a healthy back"--a series of daily stretches...maneuvers. Updating his 1973 Oh, My Aching Back, the author also gives ample sensible...
OH MY ACHING BACK.
Magazine article from: Smithsonian August 1, 1998 700+ words
...pain has brought me to the Vermont Back Research Center, at the University of Vermont. I want to learn why my back hurts if I sit too long or if I lift...why does nobody seem able to fix an aching back like mine? Jotting notes as I talk...
"Ouch, My Aching Back, Again!".(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Journal of School Health Iyer, Shruti R. August 1, 1999 700+ words
...curious to know if children develop back pain from carrying backpacks, musical...students included shoulder (72.7%), back (40.9%), hands (40.9...Note: Shruti's project, "Ouch My Aching Back, Again!," received several awards...
Armstrong to test aching back in Milan-San Remo.
News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 20, 2009 700+ words
...wants to check on the condition of his aching back and get to know his new rivals better...Tomorrow will be a good test for my back," Armstrong said Friday. "The first couple of races back it was a real problem. I went back to...
Simple exercise can help aching back. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gathright, Alan August 12, 1994 700+ words
...medicine's best prescription for back pain may be its simplest: gentle...one ever thinks of exercising their back and stomach muscles, which is probably...report half the population with an aching back in any given year, pain that siphons...
Future prospects for an aching back are focus of gathering.
Newspaper article from: The BBI Newsletter Berg, Jeffrey September 1, 2005 700+ words
Future prospects for an aching back are focus of gathering By JEFFREY BERG...with degenerative disc disease and low back pain conditions. It entails removing...million Americans suffer with chronic back pain, making it the leading cause of...
For a healthful life ..LD: YOUR workplace is your home: Workaholics alert! Is...
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 4, 2004 700+ words
...alert! Is your job giving you an aching back, stiff shoulders, tired wrists...chair and make sure it has a fitting back support. If not, use a rolled...is truly an age-old art. Dating back 5,000 years, yoga was first practised...
Aching back has Pat Day out of the saddle.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Guidi, Gene May 1, 2003 700+ words
...ride for the third straight day Thursday because of a pulled back muscle. Day, who said he suffered the injury working around...ride Thursday. But he told his agent, Doc Danner, that his back "stiffened up while walking around the backstretch," so he...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2010 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily