Gardening and Back Pain – The Great British Problem?

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Dave is going solo and shares the advice and reminders that everyone venturing back out into the garden really needs to hear because it’s this time of the year that many clinicians are seeing a very specific patient – the gardener

There's lots you can do from strength work throughout the year through to changing it up with different tasks and knowing when to stop

As the sun starts to shine listening to this is a great way to get back into the garden the best way- without back pain

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It’s a seasonal activity so not doing anything and then doing lots can be challenging
• Gardening doesn’t have a graded exposure mentality
• Lightweight activities completed over an extended time period may not be ideal
• Gardening is weather dependant and this can lead to excessive activity load in a short time frame
• There is a steep exposure when you get back into gardening in the spring
• Repetitive exercise over the year can help as graded exposure activity making you better prepared for gardening
• Switch up your tasks to break up long term exposure, break the activities down into manageable chunks
• Set yourself specific targets and monitor how you feel building before extending the task target

BEST MOMENTS

‘That 20kg bag of compost still weighs 20kg and you may not have been maintaining your 20kg lifting muscles over the winter

‘Stay active and strong throughout the year’

Don’t fall into the ‘just a little bit more trap’

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Dave Elliott

Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at [e-mail] if you have any questions for him.

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Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.

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