Also, speaking as a lifter, keep your heels on the ground. On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> wrote: > 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/a2df3144/attachment.htm>
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