How to Rake Leaves Safely: 12 Tips to Avoid Back Pain or Fracture

Physical Therapist Margaret Martin demonstrates how to rake leaves safely and avoid back pain or a spinal fracture.

Raking leaves is a ritual of Fall. But how do you do this activity of daily living if you have osteoporosis, osteopenia, low bone density or back pain? Physical Therapist Margaret Martin of MelioGuide demonstrates how to raking leaves safety tips in your garden while saving your back and your bones.

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0:00 Introduction to How to Rake Leaves
0:24 Things You Should Do: Best Practices
1:04 Things You Should Not Do When You Rake Leaves
2:01 Last Few Tips on Raking Leaves

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[margaretmartinpt]

Watch this video before you tackle the stack of leaves in your backyard! It includes a bunch of tips on how to avoid back, neck or shoulder pain and reduce the risk of a vertebral compression fracture.

[stephaniewright]

Hi Margaret, love your videos! I'm watching you rake those leaves & just wanted to mention tick safety. Please consider pants tucked into boots & be sure to change clothes, do careful tick check directly after! I've learned about the life altering effects of tick illness the hard way.