September 2014
In This Issue
Safety Precautions for Balance Patients
Avoiding Injury in the Weight Room
 
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Welcome!

 

Hello and welcome to our September newsletter!

 

This month, we're all about prevention! Prevention of slips, falls, and training injuries is so crucial to health and physical fitness. Read along for some tips on staying fit and healthy.


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Safety Precautions for Balance Patients

By Tri-Rehab

 

1. Be sure that all electrical and phone cords are tucked out of the way and that all throw rugs are removed. 

2. Make sure carpet is safely secured to the floor and that there are no wrinkles or raised areas. 

3. Place non-skid strips on the bottom of the bathtub. 

4. Be sure to sit down while shaving, brushing your teeth, styling your hair or putting on make-up. Use a tabletop mirror or a full length mirror so you can use it while either standing or sitting. 

5. Be careful when you walk from one surface to the next, for example, from a carpeted area to a tile floor.

6. When moving from a lying down position to a standing position, sit up first, rest a moment, then proceed to stand up slowly and stand a few moments before trying to walk.

Avoiding Injury in the Weight Room

By Jason Anderson


Navigating your way around the weight room can sometimes feel like an obstacle course-especially if you are not familiar with the surroundings. 


 

You can easily injure yourself if you're not being careful or attentive. In probably the largest study ever performed on weight room injuries, University of Arkansas researchers looked at weight-training injuries over a 20-year period and found that:

  • The body parts most often injured in the weight room were the hands (23% of injuries) and the upper trunk (18% of injuries).
  • Soft tissue injuries (such as muscle pulls and strains) accounted for 64% of diagnosed exercise injuries
  • Forty percent of injuries occurred while exercising at home (and 18% at fitness centers).
Just as the manufacturing world works by the slogan that "Quality is job number one," safety should be your number one priority when you're at the gym. Strength training, like many actions in life, shares both risks and rewards. But you can keep the benefits and reduce your risk of injury by following these 10 safety tips for strength training.

Safety Tip #1: Always warm up. 

Think of your muscles and connective tissues as cold rubber bands. If you were to pull hard on a cold rubber band, there is a good chance it will break, and your muscles are similar. A warm up serves to elevate your heart rate and increase blood flow throughout your body to prepare the muscles you are about to exercise. It should last about 5-10 minutes, at a low intensity that increases your breathing rate and makes you break a little sweat. Try to choose an activity that involves all muscle groups, like the rowing machine, elliptical trainer (with upper body handles) or power walking.

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