Arm and Back hurt; Constantly Lifting?

Question

I am a nurse so I am constantly lifting people from bed, helping them to stand, or turning them on their sides in bed. Some are a lot bigger than I am. recently our work has had a lot of workers (mid 20s - mid 40s) going down to working only part time and other workers taking time off with workers comp for reasons such as a bad back or arms hurting. how can I make sure this is not me in a few years?

Answer 1

Wear a back support when you are working. That's number one to keep your back supported and the muscles not overused. if it's possible I recommend you get massage therapy once a week. This is really going to help relax the muscles, remove lactic acid that forms on the muscles and causes severe pain, and improve your overall usage.

Take a hot bath Every day with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts. Soak for 30 minutes. The Epsom salts will help eliminate the lactic acid that forms on the muscles from over exertion.

Massage an analgesic cream into the sore muscles. I find the best cream for pain is “Blue Emu,” You can read more about this cream at http://www.blue-emu.com/

Dehydration can cause severe pain in the muscles. I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body.

500mg of calcium and magnesium will help the muscles.

if you have any further questions please let me know,
Billie77