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Activities of Daily Living Instruction: General Instructions

The document provides instructions for proper posture and form when performing various activities of daily living like standing, sitting, lying down, and lifting. When standing, sitting, or lying down, it emphasizes keeping the head level, back straight, and engaging the core and leg muscles to support the spine. For lifting, it instructs to squat down, lift with the legs, and avoid twisting to minimize stress on the back.

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Activities of Daily Living Instruction: General Instructions

The document provides instructions for proper posture and form when performing various activities of daily living like standing, sitting, lying down, and lifting. When standing, sitting, or lying down, it emphasizes keeping the head level, back straight, and engaging the core and leg muscles to support the spine. For lifting, it instructs to squat down, lift with the legs, and avoid twisting to minimize stress on the back.

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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING INSTRUCTION

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Do only those exercises taught to you by your doctor or therapist. Exercises are best done on
a firm surface such as the floor or a very firm bed.

WHEN STANDING
1. Keep your head level and your chin slightly tucked in.
2. Stand tall, stretching the top of your head toward the ceiling.
3. Relax your shoulders.
4. Tighten your stomach muscles to tuck in your stomach. This will help prevent excessive
swayback, or lordosis, in the lower part of your back.

WHEN SITTING
1. Keep your head level and chin up.
2. Keep your buttocks to the back of the chair and maintain a slight inward curve in your
lower back.
3. Sometimes a small pillow or rolled towel in the small of your back helps. Do not slouch.
4. Keep your feet comfortably apart and supported so that your knees are level with your
hips.

WHEN LYING
1. Use a firm mattress.
2. Lie on your side with your hips and knees slightly bent and with a pillow between your
legs.
3. If you find you are able to sleep only on your back, a pillow under your knees may take
the strain off your lower back.

WHEN LIFTING
1. Keep your head level and chin up.
2. Keep your back straight, bend you knees and squat as low as possible, keeping your
feet apart.
3. Lift with the strength of your legs.
4. Never twist or turn while lifting. Once you've picked up the object, hold it close to you.

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