I'll vouch for this, as well. In addition to bending at your knees, make sure to keep your back as upright as possible. If you've ever watched a weightlifter accomplish a dead lift, you'll understand the technique. Also, those back thingies you see the workers wearing at Home Depot or Lowes offer a certain amount of protection, as well. Having just given lots of money to my neurosurgeon and the hospital (and,... and ... and... on down the list) to put a zipper in my lower spine, I can attest to the other alternative. It's not cheap, and it's not painless... Safety first! Regards, Rob McCall McCall Piano Service, LLC Murrieta, CA rob at mccallpiano.com www.mccallpiano.com 951-698-1875 On Feb 26, 2010, at 10:25 , KeyKat88 at aol.com wrote: > Greetings, > > To avoid ruptured spinal disk, NEVER lift anything heavy without bending the knees. I was told by my chiropractor to get your body as close to the heavy object as you can and then bend the knees as you lift. > > Anything that causes you to have to hump your back and stretch it can cause tearing, stretching of muscle tissue and possible rupture of spinal disks. > > Julia > Reading, PA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100226/dee86e2d/attachment-0001.htm>
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