{"id":3409,"date":"2019-05-06T11:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T11:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/2019\/05\/06\/yard-work-injuries-are-common-with-warming-weather\/"},"modified":"2019-05-06T11:15:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T11:15:05","slug":"yard-work-injuries-are-common-with-warming-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/2019\/05\/06\/yard-work-injuries-are-common-with-warming-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Work Injuries Are Common With Warming Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lawn-mower-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Spring is here, and that means getting outside and enjoying the warmer weather.\u00a0 Of course, it also means yard work.\u00a0 While not everyone enjoys it, it\u2019s something that\u2019s got to be done. As a result, tens of millions of Americans roll up their sleeves and get to work.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you enjoy yard work, \u00a0it opens the door to the possibility of minor injury or a serious injury.\u00a0 Some of the more common outdoor injuries include things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slips and falls<\/li>\n<li>Strains and sprains<\/li>\n<li>Insect bites<\/li>\n<li>Burns, especially when you touch hot lawn equipment like lawn mowers<\/li>\n<li>Cuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This last category tends to be the most serious, and includes cuts received from a variety of equipment including trimmers, lawn mowers, garden shears, chainsaws, and the like.\u00a0 Falls are typically the second most serious category, especially if you have the misfortune of falling off a ladder.<\/p>\n<p>The good news, however, is that most of these accidents and injuries are easy to avoid.\u00a0 The twin keys to doing so are mindfulness and proper gear.<\/p>\n<p>Mindfulness is simply being more aware of what you\u2019re doing and how you\u2019re doing it.\u00a0 Be sure you\u2019re using proper bending, squatting and lifting techniques. Whenever you use any piece of equipment, ensure you\u2019re using it in the proper manner.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of gear, properly outfitting yourself will go a long way toward minimizing your risk of injury, especially when combined with increased mindfulness.\u00a0 Among other things, any time you\u2019re doing yard work, be sure you\u2019re wearing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Closed-toe shoes with slip resistant soles<\/li>\n<li>Long pants<\/li>\n<li>Gloves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on what kind of work you\u2019re doing, protective goggles may be a good idea too, but for many of the lawn-related chores you\u2019re likely to do, it\u2019s probably overkill.\u00a0 Use your best judgement on that front.\u00a0 Just be careful, be mindful and stay safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-749 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lawn-mower-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Spring is here, and that means getting outside and enjoying the warmer weather.\u00a0 Of course, it also means yard work.\u00a0 While not everyone enjoys it, it\u2019s something that\u2019s got to &#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-3409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409","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=3409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3411,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions\/3411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}