Occupational Medicine Questions Muscle Strain

How do I prevent muscle strains at work?

Where I work there's a lot of heavy lifting and I know that I need to be really careful. What's the best ways to prevent muscle strains at work?

1 Answer

Stay in shape, light weightlifting for muscle tone, improve core strength, avoid inflammatory food like bread, soft drinks, and sugar, and massage out the knots in your muscles every morning before work--then again at the end of your day. Reference Winners' Guide to Pain Relief by Blatman/Ekvall