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Gardening Injuries
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ONS Expert Talks Gardening Injuries
Few people connect gardening with sports injury, but avid gardeners who enjoy clearing, planting and tending their gardens are susceptible to many of the same types of repetitive motion and overuse injuries that afflict tennis and golf enthusiasts jumping into the game after a long winter break, according to hand surgeon, David Wei, MD of Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS). Just as athletes are advised to start a new activity slowly, increasing duration and intensity at a gradual pace, the same is true for gardeners anxious to get digging into the fresh spring soil. “You…