How to avoid pain and injury when gardening — a physiotherapist's recommendations

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Just a few weeks ago, our founder Dr Karen Chan was interviewed for a story that appeared across ABC news sites nationally!

Dr Karen (a qualified physiotherapist and acupuncturist) shared a heap of tips for gardening safely when you live with chronic pain, as well as ways to avoid hurting yourself when doing garden jobs.

The story covers:

  • Quick warm-up exercises to help prevent injury.

  • Why it's best to break up gardening tasks into 30-minute chunks.

  • Simple cool-down exercises to stretch your body.

  • Simple ways to prevent injury, including affordable gardening tools and aids.

Have a read and let us know what you thought!