{"id":2739,"date":"2018-06-11T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T11:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/2018\/06\/11\/avoid-common-pool-injuries-with-these-tips\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T11:42:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T11:42:31","slug":"avoid-common-pool-injuries-with-these-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/2018\/06\/11\/avoid-common-pool-injuries-with-these-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Common Pool Injuries With These Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-490 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/swimming-pool-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Who doesn\u2019t love a refreshing dip in a pool during those hot summer months?\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to have fun and stay comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, a day at the pool can also be dangerous.\u00a0 Here are the most common pool-related injuries and how to avoid them:<\/p>\n<p><strong>They Say No Running For A Reason!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most pools have a list of rules posted, and at or near the top is the one about \u201cno running.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s not that the pool owners are being nags or \u201cnervous Nellies,\u201d the simple fact is that water, being wet, tends to make surfaces slippery, which makes them treacherous to walk on.\u00a0 Running makes matters worse. No matter what kind of shape you\u2019re in, if you fall onto unforgiving concrete, you\u2019re going to come out on the losing end of that exchange.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re lucky, you\u2019ll only come away with skinned arms or knees.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not so lucky, you could wind up with a concussion, or a serious back or neck injury, and that\u2019s before you consider what might happen if you fall into the water itself!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diving Accidents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not trying to showboat on the diving board, one misstep could lead to disaster.\u00a0 It pays to keep several things in mind with diving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure you know the depth of the water you\u2019re diving into, and that there\u2019s enough depth in the pool that you won\u2019t encounter the bottom of it with your head.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure the area you\u2019re diving into is clear of other swimmers. One moment of carelessness could hurt you and someone else you\u2019re sharing the pool with.<\/li>\n<li>As tempting as it might be to showboat on the diving board, try to resist the urge. While the resulting dive might be spectacular, the more you try to show off, the higher your chances of hurting yourself!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Too Clean Can Be As Bad As Not Clean Enough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pool owners tend to be fastidious when it comes to keeping the water in their pool clean, but sometimes, it can be a case of too much of a good thing.\u00a0 Excess chemicals in the water of your pool can cause burns and irritations of the skin, to say nothing of the damage it can cause to your eyes if you swim underwater with them open.<\/p>\n<p>The key here is to check your pool\u2019s PH levels on a regular basis to make sure you\u2019re not endangering the swimmers you\u2019re inviting over!<\/p>\n<p>Keeping these things firmly in mind will help you avoid the most common poolside injuries this year.\u00a0 By all means, go out and have fun, but be careful!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-490 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/swimming-pool-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Who doesn\u2019t love a refreshing dip in a pool during those hot summer months?\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to have fun and stay comfortable. Unfortunately, a day at the pool &#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-2739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739","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=2739"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2745,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions\/2745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}