Moving To A New Home With A Bad Back – Tips To Prevent Further Injuries

It's not until you begin packing to move that you realize just how much stuff you've accumulated during the years that you've lived in the current home. Moving is a big job for anyone, but when you have a bad back, it becomes a task impossible to be done on your own. Here, you'll find a few tips to help you get through this move without contributing to your back issues further.

Hire a Packing Service

Some packing will be easy enough for you to take care of on your own, but there is a lot that you won't be able to do. Repeatedly bending, lifting, and twisting won't do your back any good – so let the packing service take care of it for you.

Note: If there are certain items, such as valuables, that you're concerned about getting damaged, lost, or stolen during the move, pack those items up ahead of time to give yourself peace of mind. You can then transport those boxes of items personally and know exactly where they are at all times.

Hire Movers

Once everything is packed, you still have the obstacle of getting the contents of the entire house from the old home to the new one – this will take a lot of heavy lifting. Rather than bother friends and family with a task as strenuous as this, hire a moving service to take care of it for you. In some cases, the same company that's completed the packing for you may offer a moving service.

Maintain Doctor Appointments

Don't skip any of your doctor appointments to get through this move. Back injuries must be treated efficiently and on the prescribed schedule. Just missing one adjustment or one workout with the physical therapist can put your recovery back by weeks – especially now, when you know that you've been doing more physical activity than your body has been accustomed to recently.

Take it Slow

Unless you're on a deadline to get out quickly, take this move slowly. Hurrying will not only make it more stressful for you, but it will also increase the chances of you re-injuring your back. If you think you can get it done in a weekend, give yourself the week.

Let the professionals help you get through this. You might think that you can save yourself some money doing the work on your own, but think about what will happen if you hurt your back doing something that you shouldn't have been doing in the first place.

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