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Christine
November 23, 2015 - 4:06pm
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lifting light objects
However, if you are picking up a piece of paper off the floor, it's best to be able to hinge at the hips, keeping your knees straight and one long line from crown of head to tailbone.
I am astonished at all the yoga teachers and physical therapists who instruct to bend the knees slightly when bending forward. The ability to fully extend through the hips and knees is part of our human heritage and loss of this ability is a classic precursor to chronic hip pain and dysfunction.
Christine
ActiveandLapsed
November 27, 2015 - 2:27am
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Straight knees
Hi Christine,
Thanks for your post above about picking up paper (or kids toys!). It gave me confidence to straighten my knees (not easy for me) and not worry about making my prolapse things worse. After just one day of doing this (many times over as I have young kids) I can straighten my legs with a lot more ease.
I am still not clear about lifting something heavy though. For example a basket of washing. We bend our knees, hinge from the hips and maintain the straight line through our upper body with our chin slightly tucked? So straight legs bending to lift something very light, tie a kids shoe laces etc and bent legs if lifting something heavy?? (Or if I don't want my bottom completely in the air when out in public.)
Surviving60
November 27, 2015 - 8:21am
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So true!
Just be careful to hinge at the hips, don't curl down from your waist. The difference is lumbar curvature. - Surviving
Aging gracefully
November 27, 2015 - 12:18pm
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I do the same as you
I do the same as you Activeandlapsed when picking up something heavy from the floor. Hinge hipped with lumbar curvature in place, bent knees, squatting, and item held closely to the body.
Aging gracefully
December 6, 2015 - 10:51am
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Found this thread on lifting:
Found this thread on lifting:
https://www.wholewoman.com/forum/node/3863
You will find part way down where Christine shows step by step illustrations on lifting a heavy object.