Joint Pain

Gardening With Hip Pain: How To Get Your Garden Started With Less Joint Pain And Stiffness

Gardening With Hip Pain: How To Get Your Garden Started With Less Joint Pain And Stiffness

Finally, the snow is gone, the trees are budding, and the grass is starting to green up again. If you’re like many of our patients, you probably have your plants started and you are excited to get the gardens ready for another year.

But, like many of the people we see on a regular basis, you might also be worrying about how you are going to feel once you start turning that soil. All those aches and pains that have been present, but manageable through the winter months, tend to resurface as full-blown bad backs and stiff hips and knees as you prep the soil, plant the garden, and start weeding for another season.

So, what can be done? How can you start gardening for another year without adding significant stress and discomfort to your joints?

Let’s take a look at how the start of this gardening season can be a little more enjoyable by looking specifically at how to protect your hip joints while still getting the work done.