{"id":14525,"date":"2026-01-25T15:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/do-you-know-the-right-way-to-shovel-snow\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:47:15","slug":"do-you-know-the-right-way-to-shovel-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/do-you-know-the-right-way-to-shovel-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know the right way to shovel snow?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>As snow falls, many of us look out and only see beauty. Others see a giant pain in the back. One that could land them in the emergency room.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"Widget WidgetList WidgetRelatedStories alignright\">\n<h3 class=\"Widget-title widget-title-related-stories\">\n\t\t\tRelated stories\t\t<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"Widget-list\">\n<li class=\"Widget-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"Widget-itemTitle\">How DC ensures first responders can reach emergencies through snowstorms<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Widget-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"Widget-itemTitle\">Shoppers prepare for DC&rsquo;s biggest snowstorm in a decade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Widget-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"Widget-itemTitle\">Winter Storm: Snowfall continues, sleet and ice to coat DC region Sunday afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Did you know there is a right and wrong way to shovel snow? That is what Dr. Colin Haines from the Virginia Spine Institute told WTOP.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the problems with typical shoveling is people think you shovel something, you lift it, you turn it,&rdquo; Haines said. &ldquo;Actually, that lifting at an angle hunched forward with rotation is probably single-handedly, the thing that puts the most force through the back &mdash; through the discs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>He described the discs as the spine&rsquo;s dynamic shock absorbers and said people should think of shoveling as a pushing activity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Push, try to avoid lifting and twisting,&rdquo; Haines said. &ldquo;The more you can push the safer it is for your body, almost like you&rsquo;re doing a plow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When the snow piles up, Haines said it&rsquo;s better to take multiple small scoops rather than one big lift with a twist.<\/p>\n<p>He also offered other tips, such as using an electric shovel or letting your kids do the job for you.<\/p>\n<p>Before heading out, Haines said people should not only dress warmly but warm up first: &ldquo;What I like to do is about two and a half minutes of actually stretching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Warming up matters, he said, because cold weather causes muscles to contract.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;The blood doesn&rsquo;t get to them. What that can do is that can actually unmask some spine conditions, since the muscles are the protector for the spine,&rdquo; Haines said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that it&rsquo;s important to listen to your body while working in the cold, because that might be your back talking to you.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you injure your back, stop, get inside, get warm, and take an anti-inflammatory medication,&rdquo; Haines said. &ldquo;Most of the time, acute injuries in the back get better without having to undergo really high-level medical treatment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Do you know the right way to shovel snow?&nbsp;<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As snow falls, many of us look out and only see beauty. Others see a giant pain in the back. One that could land them in the emergency room. 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