With April 2022 drawing to a close and an extended weekend ahead, we are continuing with the theme of re-visiting some of our topical physiotherapy blogs. Many of our website visitors will know that with just over 18 months of focused blogs completed on the Life Made Simple Physiotherapy website, we’ve had a good look at the many ways in which physiotherapy can help individuals.
Recently we have looked back at some of our past blogs as a reminder of how physiotherapy can help, and in the fifth blog in the series, we look back at the blog from September 2020 entitled Weekend Warrior! which concentrated on a client who had strained themselves whilst undertaking unusual physical work over a weekend. Having recently moved into a new home, they exchanged their normally desk-bound work for an intense weekend of renovations. Perhaps very apt as with a long weekend ahead!
Weekend Warrior!
A client once described themselves as a ‘Weekend Warrior’, having strained themselves whilst undertaking unusual physical work over a weekend. Having recently moved into a new home, they exchanged their normally desk-bound work for an intense weekend of renovations.
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With the dust settling on the slightly traumatic move, Friday night had seen the start of the determined plan to deal with identified problems over a weekend. They had endeavoured to correct various issues with the fabric of the house that had been identified in the house survey as the autumn brought cooler temperatures. I understand that it became a ‘to do’ list of what was likely to leak or get damp over the winter.
With various DIY jobs in part complete, the moving of a log pile under cover singlehandedly was the final straw on our client’s back, and something gave. ‘Just work through it’ was the grimace, noting that Monday morning saw a significant impairment in mobility.
Wth pain killers administered by their GP, the ‘Weekend Warrior’ was no more, as they sought physiotherapy care for the strains they had placed on their body in the 48-hour battle with their new home.
Worth the aches and pain?
Sure, the house was dryer, but was it worth the aches and pain? No, in this case, and it highlighted to me the need for individuals to stay supple, fit and to undertake some appropriate exercises before undertaking such physical tasks, particularly if they are desk bound in their normal working week.
Holistic approach to movement
We believe that physiotherapy is about a holistic approach to movement and physical wellbeing. Exercise in general, along with specifically recommended exercises, play an important part in helping with the daily tasks that we ask of the body, its muscles and its tissues.
Warming up with appropriate exercises can help the body be ready for the tasks ahead. Also using appropriate lifting techniques when moving and carrying pieces of heavy equipment or furniture.
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