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Gardening and Back Pain - Digging and Shoveling

By Anne Asher, About.com

Updated: November 12, 2007

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Place One Foot on the Shovel

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Position your feet so that one foot is in front of the other. Now place your front foot on the shovel blade. Anchor your back leg into the ground to give you stability.

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