“Snow shoveling is one of those things that no one likes to do, but most of us have to do – living here in Northwest Ohio”, states Wanda Dean, MSPT and owner of Northwest Physical Therapy. “What often accompanies this chore is the aching back and the heating pad, making the rest of your day miserable.” Dean goes on to state, “There are some things we can all do to prevent injury and make snow shoveling a chore that doesn’t have to cause pain.”
Here are some tips to keep you healthy and pain-free this winter while shoveling snow:
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Does it seem like it's been warmer this past year? Well, that's because it was.
The overall average temperature for 2012 was three degrees warmer than 2011. Even the average coldest temperatures of 2012 were warmer than the average coldest temperatures of the previous six years. Last year was, in fact, warmer than any of the previous six years, according to weather statistics gathered by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer provided a summary of our December weather. Here goes:
The high temprature in December was 66 degrees on Dec. 3. The low was 14 degrees on Dec. 28. The average December 2012 temperature was 36.9 degrees. The normal average for December is 29.2 degrees.
The precipitation for December 2012 was 3.03 inches. The normal average precipitation is 2.69 inches. Additionally, December snow totals were 12.7 inches. All in all, we seem do be doing a little catch up from our dry November.
