Dr Adriaan Liebenberg My Spine Explained | Page 66

Do not lift objects above your head.
Put the object down the same way you picked it up.
Try not to carry unbalanced weights.
Push rather than pull.
Figure 11.6
These pictures demonstrate lifting.
The top picture demonstrates the
correct way of bending and lifting.
Bend your knees and not your hips.
Face the direction that you intend
to go. Hold the object close to your
body. Lift the object by straighten-
ing your knees and hold your back
as straight as possible.
The bottom picture demonstrates
the incorrect way of lifting. The
amount of strain that you place on
your lower back with this manoeu-
vre is extremely high.