BackCare Awareness Week at Chiropractic First, Hove
Between 11th-15th October, Chiropractic First will be working in conjunction with BackCare to help raise awareness of the role chiropractic can play in helping those with back pain, and to treat as many new patients as possible.
BackCare is a national charity that aims to reduce the impact of back pain on society by providing information, support, promoting good practice and funding research.
At Chiropractic First we are offering a FREE EXAMINATION AND SPINAL SCAN to all new patients booking into the clinic between 11th and 15th October. The theme of BackCare Awarenes Week 2010 is "Beyond the Box: Home, Work, Play".
Most people ‘know’ how to pick up a box and we can all recite the 'straight back and bend the knees' mantra.
But what about the hidden lifts, bends and twists that aren’t box-shaped?
Most of us don't think twice when lifting or moving everyday objects in and around our work places. What about the box files, the laptop and several cups of coffee, or reaching to the top shelf?
When we are safely back home, out of a specific Health and Safety environment, we automatically perform hidden lifts and movements without thinking about it. We lift or move the shopping bags, a pile of washing, a tray of food, a piece of furniture, the toy box or even the children! Then there are those garden chores that involve bending and lifting. It isn’t just lifting a heavy box we need to think about with regard to possible back injuries.
BackCare has produced two information packs to highlight some of the dangers and give advice on how to avoid back injuries in the two main areas of day-to-day living. These will be available to patients at Chiropractic First, to complement their chiropractic treatment.
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