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Self Treatment - How to Take Care of Your Back

The Hip Hinge | Getting out of a Chair | Brushing Teeth | Driving | Picking Up a Bag from the Floor | Putting a Baby in a Car | Changing a Baby | Lifting How To Stay Active

Changing a baby
The most important means to avoid harming your back while changing a baby is to ensure that you have a changing station of the appropriate height. If it is too low (below your waist) you will be forced to bend forward from the waist. The correct height is approximately waist high and allows you to manoeuvre your baby without having to bend much (Figs. 7A and B).

Figure 7 Changing a baby: (A)incorrect and (B)correct.

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THE BENEFITS OF ACUPUNCTURE : The doctor may recommend acupuncture as a valuable part of your treatment plan. Dr's. Ezgur & DiDomenico were trained at the National College of Chiropractic, and are certified to perform acupuncture under the Illinois Medical Practice Act.

Benefits of acupuncture:
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  • Accelerates the healing process
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  • Complements other treatments for internal disorders

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