Hip hinge! Don't lock your knees! I'm 83 , I keep a big organic garden, and my back and knees are in good shape. Thank you both for all your wonderful videos! No wonder you've become the most famous physical therapists on the Internet! 😊
Great reminders guys! I have to mention a great tool for weeds for those who haven't heard of it, the *Hula Hoe*. I can weed my whole garden without bending over in no time, then just rake up the dead weeds! It is my favorite garden tool, hands down! Google it... it goes by many names but I THINK Hula Hoe is the original. My friend, who is in her 60's, said that's what her father called it. I just got myself some knee pads and I think they will really help with my knee pain. Easier than dragging around the kind you place on the ground and then kneel on! Take it easy out there everybody!
Dear Bob and Brad, I like the kneeling bench but it seems like it would not for anybody over 200 pounds. Well I have lost 30 pounds - I have another hundred to go good Lord help me. I enjoy watching the two of I’ve learned a lot about exercise!
Marsha Hill see If you can fit either some bricks or solid wood blocks underneath it, to fill in the gap. That should give the bench more support for you.
@Marsha Hill take a look at the kneeler link in the description box. A little pricey, but has other features, & states that it can support 300+ pounds. Hope this helps.
Something else useful, I found the Worx brand 20 volt edger and their blower to be the lightest on the market. I can edge my lawn, using their edger which is wheeled, so very little lifting, plus the handle is adjustable, so it will accommodate for different user heights (less bending). The blower is so lightweight, it does not bother my back at all. Only thing the string provided with the edger is really bad. But you can buy better quality line trimmer and rewind the spools yourself with that. I’m using Vortex line and it does a much better job, you can also try some of the lines made by the higher end edgers such as Echo or Stihl. I also use a personal pace type mower which does not require as much pushing, sort of like power assisted pushing for the mower. I also use the garden bench they showed, but another trick is a long handled weeder (they are about 36-40” long). If you are kneeling on the ground, keep the weeder near you, then you can use it like a pole to help stand back up. Also there are really nice thick kneeling pads that are about 3” thick on Amazon and in garden centers, have not seen them in big box stores, they are made of some black spongy material. I use the both inside and outdoors. I usually put cardboard underneath it to keep it clean. Much better than those 1” foam pads you usually find. For tank sprayers, there are back saver designs that have taller handles. Hudson makes them. To avoid lifting heavy sprayers, buy two of them - mix two half gallons of solution and put half in each sprayer. You can spray a gallon continuously that way without having to stop and remix. Or with one sprayer, you can make half a gallon for the sprayer, then an additional half gallon solution in a separate container. When the sprayer runs out, it’s a short break to pour in that other half when the sprayer empties out. Personally, I don’t like to be interrupted when spraying, so that’s why I use two sprayers. But these are a couple options to avoid heavy lifting. I also use a lightweight dolly for moving large bags of mulch, soil, fertilizer around. I slide the bags onto the dolly and then bungee cord them to the dolly and wheel them around to where I am working. If you can’t move the bag to where you are working, place it nearby, then scoop the contents of the bag into a smaller plastic bucket and then use that to distribute into the garden bed. As the large bag gets empties and is lighter, you can carry it without the dolly, or lift it into a wagon if you don’t want to carry it. Another option is to pre-measure for each bed and put in smaller lightweight buckets (Dollar Store has them). Then put the buckets in a wagon and wheel them to the area where you are working. The small Gorilla carts are great for these kinds of tasks, plus it has a dump feature for other tasks. Their large, wide air-filled wheels can go over all types of terrain without as much of effort to pull. Not for back injuries so much, but I also use a couple beach umbrellas when gardening. They keep the work area shaded and some brands offer designs that reduce UV exposure. I’ve also used the pole to help stand up from kneeling. It takes a little out of the box thinking, but with these ideas, I’ve been able to garden for the past couple seasons after a back injury. It has even helped me gets stronger. Hope these ideas are helpful.
@@reddy3400 I tried some ways. But it would be great if Bob and Brad cover this topic. I`m pretty sure that exists a lot of people out there waiting for this content. Am I right?
I have two garden kneelers and I wore them both out. A neighbor was able to fix them by peeling off the cushion with a paint scraper, replacing the plywood base with a new thicker board and gluing the cushions back on. Plus he added angle iron supports on the ends to give it more strength. Ready for many more years of gardening!
I do have a garden kneeler/bench...it's the best thing and it works. I have a torn meniscus and thought my garden days were over. The kneeler/bench is cushioned and the handles help me get back up without a struggle.
Thank you! Gardening is what I've missed the most since entering the mid 80's. I have one of these kneeling devices and it really does work wonders. Thanks again for all you both bring to us!!!
They sell those grabber tools at our dollar tree store so I bought a few of them to have around the house. They are helping my back a lot! These ones may not be strong enough to grab items down from shelves, but they are great for picking things up off the floor.
What would help Foxie Dog, is for Bob and Brad to come over to weed eat, pull weeds, spray for weeds, pick up tree limbs, cut up tree limbs, trim the rest of the tree's. Pressure wash. Pick up all the 3 inch rock to be placed down the driveway, mix up concrete and pour sidewalk's, clean out the garage and clean up all the yard tools, then we can start painting. That's what would help out Foxie Dog.
I have a rolling seat I use and I have a container garden so I don't have to bend over like I used to. I have lumbar and cervical stenosis bur I still love gardening at 74.
Also if you wana pick things up around the house, things high up in the cabinet then go to Amazon and type in “Grabber Reacher Tool”. Also the therapist Bob in this video would frequently say in his older videos that He Would Use An Ice Pack for His Back After Gardening. You can get a full size ice pack for your back on Amazon too.
Shame on you Bob!!! You didn't say that did you?!!! For shame! For shame! For shame! BUT I love you guys - LOL - Thanks for the great info as always. :-)
Thank you! I’m a gardener with severe stenosis. Great tips! It’s true that I have to pace myself because if I don’t, my left leg gets a little numb and I have to stop for the day. Taking breaks by sitting down works wonders.
Anybody have strategies for what to do AFTER you messed up your back gardening? It hurts to bend at the waist and also to straighten up after bending over. I worked in the garden for 1 hour and two days later I’m a mess! But i cant afford to be non functional for a week. Help!
Holy crow! I should have watched this before pulling weeds all day Sunday. My lumbar area is ON FIRE!! I'm glad for my Mackenzie Roll and Think chair today, but I'm still not loving my desk job today.
Thanks so much! I really like that "reacher" idea. I have huge oaks in my yard that drop little branches and twigs all over with the slightest breeze. Now, this idea will make my picking all of them up more of a breeze! I appreciate you all so much. You have helped me in so many ways.
hmmm......well, today was one of the few nice days we've had. I jumped right into a big project. I shoveled wrong, I worked too much, and I have a sunburn. :) *sigh* oh well. the coming week is supposed to be cold and wet, so plenty of recovery time. :)
Thank you for your help Bob and Brad. I'm looking forward to more advise. The patellafemoral pain syndrome has me on the rest and ice stage. It is so slow to recover.
Hey guys love your videos there always educational and entertaining! I was wondering if you guys have ever done a video on adult intoeing/pigeon toed? If not it would be great to see a video on it there isn't much on youtube about the condition in adults.
great video guys thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ....aawesome tips... myself ready to go out and clean up all the mess... tons of leafs to pick up ... you know this is the season !!!
@@AuntieNay 🎵 The chores! The stores! Fresh air! Time Square! You are my wife! Goodbye city life! 🎵🎵 Green Acres, we are there!!!!! 🎵🎵 I actually had fun with this! My son is making fun of me! :D
LOL I do this all the time. 4 times a year. Rip out all the blackberry bushes that grew all year… 6 hrs. Trim all the fruit trees - 4hrs, trim the bushes 4hrs, rip everything out of the garden thats dead 8 hrs. Just accomplished one set of blackberries and gearing up for the next. I must be getting in better shape. Took two days off for the trash man to empty my brown bin. ;P Thanks for the tips. Resting definitely helped when you cant help but overdo it.
Cish 60 It is definitely not electric. It has been around forever. It is a wooden stick, like a broom handle, with a metal piece on the bottom that grabs the weed, when you do a slight lean it pulls out the weed with the root. Do an internet search for Grampa’s Weeder. I can’t weed without it.
I'll have to check that out! Another good one, for when you have a large area to do, is the Hula Hoe. Life changing! I can do my whole garden without bending over, then just rake up the dead weeds!
Hello, Kaitte here from COLORADO .. My son and I have been doing raised beds via big tubs and wooden boxes.. for as I age.. I'm in good shape for 68.. I wish there was a way to share pictures here..
Oh boy! I needed this information! I love working in the yard/flower bed but hurt for days afterwards. Great advice guys! Thank you!! 🌺🌻 ❤️your humor! 😂
Square foot gardening can be done as a elevated or raised vegetable gardening for those in wheelchairs. Could this help keep one from bending over too much/far? For example www.eatlivegrowpaleo.com/2012/05/square-foot-gardening-wheelchair.html?m=1
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Hip hinge! Don't lock your knees! I'm 83 , I keep a big organic garden, and my back and knees are in good shape. Thank you both for all your wonderful videos! No wonder you've become the most famous physical therapists on the Internet! 😊
Listening as I lay in the floor stretching because I planted my garden today. 😂
Donna F Funny but not funny. I do the same thing. 🤣
Lol
Great reminders guys! I have to mention a great tool for weeds for those who haven't heard of it, the *Hula Hoe*. I can weed my whole garden without bending over in no time, then just rake up the dead weeds! It is my favorite garden tool, hands down! Google it... it goes by many names but I THINK Hula Hoe is the original. My friend, who is in her 60's, said that's what her father called it.
I just got myself some knee pads and I think they will really help with my knee pain. Easier than dragging around the kind you place on the ground and then kneel on!
Take it easy out there everybody!
Dear Bob and Brad, I like the kneeling bench but it seems like it would not for anybody over 200 pounds.
Well I have lost 30 pounds - I have another hundred to go good Lord help me. I enjoy watching the two of I’ve learned a lot about exercise!
Marsha Hill see If you can fit either some bricks or solid wood blocks underneath it, to fill in the gap. That should give the bench more support for you.
@Marsha Hill take a look at the kneeler link in the description box. A little pricey, but has other features, & states that it can support 300+ pounds. Hope this helps.
Something else useful, I found the Worx brand 20 volt edger and their blower to be the lightest on the market. I can edge my lawn, using their edger which is wheeled, so very little lifting, plus the handle is adjustable, so it will accommodate for different user heights (less bending). The blower is so lightweight, it does not bother my back at all. Only thing the string provided with the edger is really bad. But you can buy better quality line trimmer and rewind the spools yourself with that. I’m using Vortex line and it does a much better job, you can also try some of the lines made by the higher end edgers such as Echo or Stihl. I also use a personal pace type mower which does not require as much pushing, sort of like power assisted pushing for the mower.
I also use the garden bench they showed, but another trick is a long handled weeder (they are about 36-40” long). If you are kneeling on the ground, keep the weeder near you, then you can use it like a pole to help stand back up. Also there are really nice thick kneeling pads that are about 3” thick on Amazon and in garden centers, have not seen them in big box stores, they are made of some black spongy material. I use the both inside and outdoors. I usually put cardboard underneath it to keep it clean. Much better than those 1” foam pads you usually find.
For tank sprayers, there are back saver designs that have taller handles. Hudson makes them. To avoid lifting heavy sprayers, buy two of them - mix two half gallons of solution and put half in each sprayer. You can spray a gallon continuously that way without having to stop and remix. Or with one sprayer, you can make half a gallon for the sprayer, then an additional half gallon solution in a separate container. When the sprayer runs out, it’s a short break to pour in that other half when the sprayer empties out. Personally, I don’t like to be interrupted when spraying, so that’s why I use two sprayers. But these are a couple options to avoid heavy lifting.
I also use a lightweight dolly for moving large bags of mulch, soil, fertilizer around. I slide the bags onto the dolly and then bungee cord them to the dolly and wheel them around to where I am working. If you can’t move the bag to where you are working, place it nearby, then scoop the contents of the bag into a smaller plastic bucket and then use that to distribute into the garden bed. As the large bag gets empties and is lighter, you can carry it without the dolly, or lift it into a wagon if you don’t want to carry it. Another option is to pre-measure for each bed and put in smaller lightweight buckets (Dollar Store has them). Then put the buckets in a wagon and wheel them to the area where you are working. The small Gorilla carts are great for these kinds of tasks, plus it has a dump feature for other tasks. Their large, wide air-filled wheels can go over all types of terrain without as much of effort to pull.
Not for back injuries so much, but I also use a couple beach umbrellas when gardening. They keep the work area shaded and some brands offer designs that reduce UV exposure. I’ve also used the pole to help stand up from kneeling.
It takes a little out of the box thinking, but with these ideas, I’ve been able to garden for the past couple seasons after a back injury. It has even helped me gets stronger. Hope these ideas are helpful.
Good ideas !
Those are some well thought-out ideas. Thank you for sharing them with us.🌻
Thanks for all of these tips! Very helpful.
I Love your videos, guys. Please make one how to read book ergonomically sitting in the floor and on the desk! Pleeease
Figure it out.
@@reddy3400 I tried some ways. But it would be great if Bob and Brad cover this topic. I`m pretty sure that exists a lot of people out there waiting for this content. Am I right?
We call the reacher a "cookie grabber"!
Raised gardening beds really help! Also longer tool handles help if you’re tall.
I love the garden kneeler, but I actually sit on mine flat on the ground. As long as I lean straight forward it works great.
At 75 my gardening is my motivation to keep going. Thanks for worthwhile tips. You reminded me to wear my back brace... good job
I have two garden kneelers and I wore them both out. A neighbor was able to fix them by peeling off the cushion with a paint scraper, replacing the plywood base with a new thicker board and gluing the cushions back on. Plus he added angle iron supports on the ends to give it more strength. Ready for many more years of gardening!
I do have a garden kneeler/bench...it's the best thing and it works. I have a torn meniscus and thought my garden days were over. The kneeler/bench is cushioned and the handles help me get back up without a struggle.
Thank you! Gardening is what I've missed the most since entering the mid 80's. I have one of these kneeling devices and it really does work wonders. Thanks again for all you both bring to us!!!
They sell those grabber tools at our dollar tree store so I bought a few of them to have around the house. They are helping my back a lot!
These ones may not be strong enough to grab items down from shelves, but they are great for picking things up off the floor.
What would help Foxie Dog, is for Bob and Brad to come over to weed eat, pull weeds, spray for weeds, pick up tree limbs, cut up tree limbs, trim the rest of the tree's. Pressure wash. Pick up all the 3 inch rock to be placed down the driveway, mix up concrete and pour sidewalk's, clean out the garage and clean up all the yard tools, then we can start painting. That's what would help out Foxie Dog.
I have a rolling seat I use and I have a container garden so I don't have to bend over like I used to. I have lumbar and cervical stenosis bur I still love gardening at 74.
Also if you wana pick things up around the house, things high up in the cabinet then go to Amazon and type in “Grabber Reacher Tool”. Also the therapist Bob in this video would frequently say in his older videos that He Would Use An Ice Pack for His Back After Gardening. You can get a full size ice pack for your back on Amazon too.
Loll I was just thinking about starting up my garden again, but my back has been hurting so I haven’t.
Thanks!
You are both awesome!!
Gardening is harder than the gym , well i guess its how hard you go!
Just bought a garden kneeler- what a lifesaver! I love mine!
They also make ergonomic shovels, tho sometimes hard to find. Makes a huge difference when shoveling. Love those kneelers too!
My back surgeon suggested raised garden beds, he also has forbade me using a shovel ever! lol
Green Acres and that kneeling seat thing is really helpful.
Shame on you Bob!!! You didn't say that did you?!!! For shame! For shame! For shame! BUT I love you guys - LOL - Thanks for the great info as always. :-)
Thank you Bob and Brad; great tips!!!
My kids bought me that seat/ kneeler. I use it a lot. Good idea about using the grabber for picking up sticks.
Thanks guys ♥️😊
They also make a wheeled garden cart you can sit on. That's very helpful as well.
Hey this video is great for farmers too, I work on a small scale farm where we have weeding jobs that are 8 hours a day
Will these warm up stretching help with the sciatica nerve before I start gardening
What do you think about squatting rather than kneeling?
Thank you! I’m a gardener with severe stenosis. Great tips! It’s true that I have to pace myself because if I don’t, my left leg gets a little numb and I have to stop for the day. Taking breaks by sitting down works wonders.
I love the kneeler thing! Bought it the last time you talked about it!
Anybody have strategies for what to do AFTER you messed up your back gardening? It hurts to bend at the waist and also to straighten up after bending over. I worked in the garden for 1 hour and two days later I’m a mess! But i cant afford to be non functional for a week. Help!
You ever figure it out? I suffer from this as well
I reinjured myself gardening too early in the morning.. wish i had seen this earlier.. will do warmup exercises in the morning
Holy crow! I should have watched this before pulling weeds all day Sunday. My lumbar area is ON FIRE!! I'm glad for my Mackenzie Roll and Think chair today, but I'm still not loving my desk job today.
Greenacres. I've used the elbow on the knee thing for years instictly.
Thanks so much! I really like that "reacher" idea. I have huge oaks in my yard that drop little branches and twigs all over with the slightest breeze. Now, this idea will make my picking all of them up more of a breeze! I appreciate you all so much. You have helped me in so many ways.
Very useful advices. Thank you.
I believe those are called reach-around's
hmmm......well, today was one of the few nice days we've had. I jumped right into a big project. I shoveled wrong, I worked too much, and I have a sunburn. :) *sigh* oh well. the coming week is supposed to be cold and wet, so plenty of recovery time. :)
Thank you for your help Bob and Brad. I'm looking forward to more advise. The patellafemoral pain syndrome has me on the rest and ice stage. It is so slow to recover.
Very useful vdo
Love you guys. But after gardening for more than 35 years I am not sure what YOU do in your gardens :-)
Thankyou so much
Great job Docs!!!!
Green Acres🤣thanks docs
Love the black socks!
Hey guys love your videos there always educational and entertaining! I was wondering if you guys have ever done a video on adult intoeing/pigeon toed? If not it would be great to see a video on it there isn't much on youtube about the condition in adults.
green acres!!! thanks for the tips
I do gardening for only 10-15 minutes at a time…my back is more important than the weeds! I agree with you.
great video guys thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ....aawesome tips... myself ready to go out and clean up all the mess... tons of leafs to pick up ... you know this is the season !!!
You guys are the best!!!!🎉❤
Brad, what happened to your right temple? It is red...
Do you do a video like this for gardening with bad knees?
Green Acres is the life for me!!!
“Green Acres is the place to be!” 😂
"Farm livin' is the life for me. Land spreadin' out so far and wide, keep Manhattan, just gimme that countryside". I'm old!!! :D
Cish 60 ....me too! Lol!!! 🤣
@@missybeeker1574 But we lived some good times and had great TV shows, like Green Acres. ;c)
🎵New York is where I want to stay.
I get allergic smelling hay.
I just adore a penthouse view
Darling, I love you but give me Park Avenue.🎶
@@AuntieNay 🎵 The chores! The stores! Fresh air! Time Square! You are my wife! Goodbye city life!
🎵🎵 Green Acres, we are there!!!!! 🎵🎵 I actually had fun with this! My son is making fun of me! :D
Great tips, thanks.
😂😂😂 love laughing at you all!!!
Are these tips also able to help with retrolisthesis?
I haven't got a "reacher" but a barbecue tong works perfect for me.
What about laying on a cushion to dig?
Love this video! Extremely helpful and you guys are a hoot.😃
LOL I do this all the time. 4 times a year. Rip out all the blackberry bushes that grew all year… 6 hrs. Trim all the fruit trees - 4hrs, trim the bushes 4hrs, rip everything out of the garden thats dead 8 hrs. Just accomplished one set of blackberries and gearing up for the next. I must be getting in better shape. Took two days off for the trash man to empty my brown bin. ;P Thanks for the tips. Resting definitely helped when you cant help but overdo it.
I really need an acupuncture treatment
Another great tool is Grampa’s Weeder. I can weed standing up. And it really works. I highly recommend it for anyone with back or knee problems.
What does it look like? I'm assuming it's not an electric contraption? I'm interested, as I've got a bad lower back.
Cish 60 It is definitely not electric. It has been around forever. It is a wooden stick, like a broom handle, with a metal piece on the bottom that grabs the weed, when you do a slight lean it pulls out the weed with the root. Do an internet search for Grampa’s Weeder. I can’t weed without it.
@@marymckay402 Thank you SO MUCH!! I'm definitely looking for one of those! I know I needn't say it, but I hate weeding...
I'll have to check that out! Another good one, for when you have a large area to do, is the Hula Hoe. Life changing! I can do my whole garden without bending over, then just rake up the dead weeds!
@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane Thanks! I’ll look at that one too.
Thanks a lot & Brad. Could have used this on Monday before I pulled my ol' lumbar-sacral injury again. lol
How do also protect your knees while bending them to protect your back?
Thanks fellas. I needed these helps when gardening
Hello, Kaitte here from COLORADO .. My son and I have been doing raised beds via big tubs and wooden boxes.. for as I age.. I'm in good shape for 68.. I wish there was a way to share pictures here..
Great tips
Green Acres!!!
Very helpful! Thanks guys!
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you should do that
Thanks guys
Raised garden beds
Oh boy! I needed this information! I love working in the yard/flower bed but hurt for days afterwards. Great advice guys! Thank you!! 🌺🌻 ❤️your humor! 😂
Green Acres
Hi, love your videos, but you are not 6 feet apart.😷😄😂
good eating
Green Acres is the place for me!
7:25 "green acre " goobers😄
"Green Acres!"
Square foot gardening can be done as a elevated or raised vegetable gardening for those in wheelchairs. Could this help keep one from bending over too much/far? For example www.eatlivegrowpaleo.com/2012/05/square-foot-gardening-wheelchair.html?m=1
Not good for me I have knees problem
I call mine a "grabber" :-)
3 words- bush green beans :/
Bahaha, so true. I put stakes and twine too late yesterday. Pulling them apart and putting them near twine darn near did me in..lol
@paleopaparazzi
Please show us how to use a wheelbarrow to lean on for stability. You lost me.
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good idea
Um, don't lean on a wheelbarrow. It's not stable.