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Gardening and Back Pain - Digging and Shoveling

By Anne Asher, About.com

Updated November 12, 2007

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Begin Lifting - Use the Power of the Pelvis to Help You

The key to leveraging out the dirt or snow is to glide your pelvis back towards your back leg.

The key to leveraging out the dirt or snow is to glide your pelvis back towards your back leg.

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To begin lifting the dirt up, shift your weight to your back leg, using a gliding motion of the pelvis. Make sure you bend at hips and knees, and not the back. If you don't initiate the lifting from the pelvis you will be working harder than you need, and may cause yourself back or neck strain.

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