How to Avoid Injury While Shoveling Snow
Removing ice and snow can take its toll on your back. The Rehabilitation Institute at Silver Cross Hospital offers a free lower back screening.
During this time of year, it’s relaxing to sip a steamy cup of hot cocoa and watch as a steady stream of snowflakes falls from the clouds, forming a sparkly blanket of snow all over the outdoors. But these cozy winter afternoons often are interrupted by the daunting realization that the snow must now be shoveled from the roads and walkways. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, every year approximately 16,500 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries that happened while shoveling or removing ice and snow manually. Each year in the United States, snow shoveling causes thousands of muscle sprains, broken bones, hurt backs, head injuries, and even deadly heart attacks. A sponsored article by Silver Cross …
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