Using the right back exercises can improve work injury treatment

Speed up and improve work injury treatment by using the right back stretches

A back injury can render a person almost useless if the injury is not treated properly.  Germantown Primary Care Associates in Germantown MD often recommend back exercises and stretching as part of a work injury treatment plan for their Montgomery County patients.  Muscle spasms often accompany back pain and can be debilitating to an individual’s performance.  It is important for a person to perform lifting and moving with the proper body mechanics.  Always bend at the knees when lifting or when bending down.  Germantown Primary Care Associates and their medical team recommend stretching exercises to help keep the back healthy.

Preventing back injury with the right stretching exercises

Exercises to strengthen the neck, back, and shoulder muscles can result in fewer injurie, increase the back’s flexibility and range of motion and endurance and relax the back muscles helping reduce pain and the possibility of injury.  Before starting this or any other exercise program, talk to your healthcare provider at Germantown Primary Care Associates.  Begin slowly by stretching the muscles.  When the back muscles are stretched as far as is comfortably possible, hold the pose for at least five seconds then slowly return to the original position. 

There are several good stretching exercises to help prevent or treat back pain.  The physicians and medical staff at Germantown Primary Care Associates can provide you information and guidance on which exercises will help you prevent workinjury treatment for your back.