Knees are the other joints that go quickly in our business due to the bending and being down on the floor all the time.

I know some caregivers that have regular massages to keep the muscles relaxed and appointments with chiropractors to try and catch issues early but I am another one that just assumes it is easier to take a pain killer and keep going since it is too disruptive to everyone not to.

Prayers that everything goes smoothly and recovery goes quick.

For prevention remember that repetitive stress injuries are just that - doing the same thing over and over in the same way. Things like putting the baby wipes on the other side of you sometimes so you turn and reach left instead of right or carrying a child on the other hip for more of the time are little things that might pay off down the road. Sometimes we forget that we aren't kids and have to not move like they can. My body is getting up there in years and yes some days it rebels at certain movements and I rearrange the way I am doing things for a few days till it settles down. But backs and bending are something we have no control over in our line of work. Thank you for reminding us that we need to pay attention when our bodies are talking to us.