Lifting - Never Break the Rules
When it comes to lifting the rules are not made to be broken. The number one cause of low back injuries seen in chiropractic offices is due to improper lifting. If it is repetitive lifting or lifting something heavy, there is a right and a wrong way to do it. The following are the golden rules of lifting and these should be used at all times.
RULES:
RULES:
- Size up the object you are going to lift and decide how to best grip to carry it
- Put your feet solidly close to the object to be lifted and square your body to it
- Squat bending your legs not your back
- Lift the object as close to your body as possible
- Use your leg and arm muscles not your back muscles
- Lift objects all the way up until you are standing and then move your feet
- Never twist your spine when lifting
- Get help for heavy objects or use a dolly
- Try placing an object on a shelf if you are going to lift it again
- Always lift an object, turn your feet and throw it the direction you want it to go