Article: When lifting things, avoid relying on your back. Instead, stand close to the object you are about to lift. Face the direction you intend to carry the object. Tighten your abdominal muscles, stand with a wide stance, and bend your knees. Do not lift suddenly, and do not twist or bend sideways while lifting. For heavy loads, lift with straight arms, and tuck your chin in. Try to sit and stand in a relaxed position. Imagine a string pulling up your head from the crown. Straighten your neck so that it supports the weight of your head. Roll your shoulders back and relax them. Tighten your stomach muscles so they support your spine. If you have to stand for while, relieve pressure on your lower back by propping one foot on a stool. You can also rotate your ankles one foot at at a time to relieve pressure on the lower back. When sitting for a length of time, sit with your legs and arms parallel to the floor. Sit back in your seat for support. Settle your feet on the floor. Shift positions often to keep your muscles from tensing up. A lack of exercise can lead to weak back muscles, which can lead to back injury. While core muscle strength is not definitively linked to lower back injury risk, there is some evidence to support it. Try core stabilization exercises such as plank, side bridge, and supine bridge. Balance exercises, such as single leg stance, may also increase core strength. Try leg jumps and bounding, as well as regular strength training exercises such as lunges, squats, and hamstring curls. If you have back pain, your attitude toward it may shape your recovery. Stress, worry, anxiety, and depression can make it harder to recover from back injury. Anxiety, in particular, can worsen your experience of pain. Mindfulness is incredibly effective at improving your experience of back pain. Consider taking a course in mindfulness-based stress reduction. Cognitive-behavioral and self-regulatory therapies may help. Ask your physician to refer you to a qualified therapist.
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Lift properly. Improve your posture. Strengthen your core muscles. Be mindful of your stress.
Article: The chipmunk may be reluctant to leave the room it's stuck in if pets are guarding the room. To prevent this, put your dog or cat in a separate room and close the door. Then, the chipmunk will be more likely to leave the room that it's in. If you don't separate small cats or dogs from the area, they may try to attack the chipmunk when it tries to escape. Open the door in the room that the chipmunk is hiding in and to give it an exit. Then, open a door leading directly outside. Close the rest of the windows and doors in your home so that it has a direct way to escape and so that bugs don't enter your house. You can wait outside and keep an eye on the door so that you know when the chipmunk leaves. Chipmunks don't like to be out in the open in your home, so they will naturally want to leave. Eventually, the chipmunk will instinctually exit the house and go out into your yard. You may have to wait several hours until the chipmunk leaves on its own. If you can't get the chipmunk out, or the chipmunk has burrowed in a space in your attic, you can lay down no-kill traps to catch them. Lay the trap where the chipmunk regularly walks. Leave peanut butter as the bait and set the trap and wait a few hours for the chipmunk to walk into the trap. Release the chipmunk at least 5 miles away from your house so that it doesn't reenter it. If the chipmunk tries to re-enter your house, take note of where it's entering so that you can seal the hole. If you can't catch the chipmunk and it has burrowed into your walls or attic, you may need to call a professional. Look online or in the yellow pages for an exterminator. You can request that they use humane methods if you don't want to kill the chipmunks. Laying down poison could cause the chipmunk to die in the walls or roof of your home and leave a foul odor. For this reason, it's best that you contact a professional instead of trying to kill it yourself.
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Move your pets into a room and close the door. Close all openings in your home except for a single door to the outside. Wait until the chipmunk leaves the house. Lay a no-kill trap if the chipmunk doesn't leave by itself. Call a professional if the chipmunk is still stuck in your house.
Article: Sweet peas must be kept nice and wet throughout the summer. Water them lightly every day it does not rain. Check the soil surrounding the sweet pea stems often to make sure it doesn't dry out. Sweet peas are quite prolific, and a monthly application of mild fertilizer will keep them blooming for many weeks. It's not mandatory, but it's helpful if you want to make the most of your flowers. Use compost, manure or a high-potassium commercial fertilizer application. Cutting the flowers promotes new growth, so don't hesitate to bring in some fresh blossoms or make a bouquet for a friend. Wait until the flowers have reached their fragrant and colorful peaks before cutting. You should also remove faded blossoms, which sap energy from the plant and prevent more flowers from growing. These annuals won't come back on their own next year, but you can enjoy them again if you save the seed pods and plant them again in the winter or spring, depending on where you live. This will encourage new growth in the form of more side-shoots and flowers. You can just use your fingernails to pinch off the shoots.
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Water them often during the hot months. Fertilize once a month. Harvest the flowers regularly. Save the seed pods from your plants for next year's crop. Pinch off the shoots once your peas are 6 inches or longer.