Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Snow Flurries, brisk mornings, seeing your breath, and enjoying all the fun winter activities associated with the winter months ahead are things that we look forward to as we wind down the winter months. It is a time where we can sit back, and watch mother nature unfold her true beauty either from home with a warm cup of tea and a blanket or from the tippy top slopes of the mountains. But there are some things that can prevent us from truly enjoying these magical wonders.
As the snow falls most of us will still be needing to get to our workplace, get our children to practices, and carry on life’s daily activities. It is also a time when many people suffer injury from shoveling and falls. With old man winter, there can come with it some heavy snow. Snow that can cripple your ability to move the next day and even be the cause of cardiac arrest. Keeping this in mind, always remember to lift the snow using your legs while shoveling, NOT your back. Be sure to wear your proper cold weather attire so that you can withstand the elements, and last but certainly not least get in to see your chiropractor.
With all the extra bending and movements, it is key to remind yourself that a properly functioning nervous system will keep you moving and functioning at your best. So be sure to schedule your regular adjustments to remove any subluxations (where your spinal bones are shifted and placing pressure of the nerves near them) from your spine.
