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Gymnastics and Injury: How to Stay Safe

March 11, 2017

Gymnastics has an injury rate that rivals contact sports. Learn about upper and lower-body injuries as well as gymnastics back injuries with this guide. Learn More

Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine

Tagged with: gymnastics, injuries in gymnastics, injury prevention, lower back pain, shoulder injuries, sports injuries

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Let It Snow! 9 Tips for Shoveling Safely

December 26, 2013

Prepare yourself for the snowy months ahead with these useful snow shovel safety tips from UPMC Urgent Care. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Urgent Care

Categorized as: Safety

Tagged with: caffeine, exhaustion, fatigue, good posture, heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, jogging, lower back pain, nicotine, Pittsburgh, sedentary lifestyle, shovel, shovel safety, smokers, snow, snowfall, sore muscles, stretch, stretching, walking, winter