{"id":2559,"date":"2018-02-26T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/2018\/02\/26\/tips-and-techniques-for-lifting-heavy-objects\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T14:10:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:10:03","slug":"tips-and-techniques-for-lifting-heavy-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/2018\/02\/26\/tips-and-techniques-for-lifting-heavy-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips and Techniques For Lifting Heavy Objects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-398 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resized-heavy-boxes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Time for a quick refresher.\u00a0 Most people intuitively know the things this article will include, but knowing something and putting it into daily practice are two different things.\u00a0 The most common cause of acute back pain is a sudden injury to the ligaments and muscles that support your back. The most common way those ligaments and muscles can sustain injury is via improper lifting of heavy objects.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve already hurt your back, then it\u2019s time to focus on the cure, rather than prevention. \u00a0Prevention will be crucial once you\u2019re healed, so that you don\u2019t get hurt again.\u00a0 In terms of the cure, there are a few simple things you can do, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gentle, low impact exercise<\/li>\n<li>Therapeutic massage<\/li>\n<li>Alternating ice and heat (with ice being the most beneficial here)<\/li>\n<li>And over the counter pain medications to help reduce swelling and inflammation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you\u2019re feeling better, let\u2019s review the following proper way to lift heavy objects \u00a0to minimize your risks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assess the object in question. Is it ripped, torn, or weakened in some way, such that when you try to lift it, it will be difficult to grasp, or begin to fall apart, causing you to twist unexpectedly?\u00a0 If so, find an alternative to lifting it.<\/li>\n<li>Test before committing. Give the object a hearty shove to gauge its weight.\u00a0 Is it something you can conceivably lift?\u00a0 If not, don\u2019t even try without help.<\/li>\n<li>Plan your route \u2013 Don\u2019t lift something heavy without knowing where you\u2019re going to take it, and ultimately, where you\u2019re going to set it down. Be sure that the path between those two points is clear of obstructions so you don\u2019t have to do any fancy footwork en route.<\/li>\n<li>Lift with your legs, more than your back. Start in a squatting position and allow your powerful leg muscles to bear the brunt of the lift.\u00a0 Your back should play only a supporting role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you do those four things, then you\u2019re much less likely to suffer an injury while lifting, and your back will thank you for it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-398 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resized-heavy-boxes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Time for a quick refresher.\u00a0 Most people intuitively know the things this article will include, but knowing something and putting it into daily practice are two different things.\u00a0 The most &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559\/revisions\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}