Snow Shoveling: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma Great Britain

Possible Causes for Snow Shoveling

Everybody is an athlete in their own way, and it is just as important to warm up before shoveling snow, mowing the grass, or vacuuming, as it is before playing basketball [medicinenet.com]

Muscle Strain

Everybody is an athlete in their own way, and it is just as important to warm up before shoveling snow, mowing the grass, or vacuuming, as it is before playing basketball [medicinenet.com]

Myocardial Infarction

Cardiac demands of heavy snow shovelling. JAMA. 1995;273:880–2. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 10. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fracture

Ann Anat. 2018 Mar;216:120-124. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.12.005. Epub 2018 Jan 1. Author information 1 Studio Fonzar, Strada dei Tigli, 54, 33030 Campoformido, UD, Italy. Electronic address: federica.fonzar@gmail.com. 2 Department of Stomatology, Universitat de València (Spain) Clínica Odontológica, Calle Gascó Oliag, 1, 46010[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ligament Tear

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and straightened, vertically oriented lateral collateral ligament (LCL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 556 patients who underwent MRI of the knee and were divided into three subsets based on ACL morphology. Subset 1[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Myocardial Infarction

We herein report the case of a 25-year-old Japanese woman with left-main-trunk acute myocardial infarction (LMT-AMI). She had cardiogenic shock, so emergency percutaneous intervention was performed. Intravascular ultrasound of LMT-AMI showed that the three-layered structure of the intima, tunica media, and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laceration

A 35-year-old female is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after she was the restrained driver in a vehicle that was rear-ended at low speed. Her only notable injury is a complicated tongue laceration that resulted when she bit down on her tongue during impact. There is a moderate amount of[…] [epmonthly.com]

Chest Wall Injury

Chest wall injury is a frequent consequence of thoracic trauma and may comprise lesions of the skeleton, the respiratory and cardiovascular system. Presentation, treatment and prognosis largely depend on the severity of the injury. Clinical presentation varies largely and depends on the extent of CWI and possible[…] [symptoma.com]

Soft Tissue Injury

Six patients with soft tissue injury secondary to different etiologic factors are presented. The degree and extent of tissue necrosis was precisely identified by scintigraphy. In two of these, radionuclide imaging helped to establish accurately the level of amputation that resulted in appropriate wound healing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis

Other reports have implicated running, soccer, raking leaves, shoveling snow, and horseback riding. [aacos.com]

Other reports have implicated running, soccer, raking leaves, shoveling snow, and horseback riding.” As Dr. [foodallergycanada.ca]

snow, and horseback riding. [4] (See Etiology.) [emedicine.medscape.com]

Holiday Heart Syndrome

For example, doctors have treated many patients whose heart attacks followed strenuous snow shoveling. [webmd.com]

As with most heart-related complications, moderation is the key whether in eating and undertaking physical activities, such as shoveling snow. [techtimes.com]

Overexertion from decorating or shoveling snow also can contribute to heart-related problems, Dr. Cho says. [health.clevelandclinic.org]

Spinous Process Fracture

Presentation 50 years-old male with neck pain after shovelling snow. Patient Data Age: 55 Gender: Male Lateral x-ray shows spinous process fractures from C3 to C5. [radiopaedia.org]

If you happen to garden or shovel snow and you see your doctor for neck pain, it's probably a good idea to mention these activities to her. [verywellhealth.com]

Because of this, the possibility of a clay shoveler's fracture is the cause of your neck pain that may be overlooked during the diagnosis process. [verywellhealth.com]

Lumbar Strain

For example, in the rapid deceleration of a car crash, shoveling snow that’s heavier than expected, even sitting for too long (computer work or driving) can cause a stretch [drcaram.com]

This is often brought about by that first softball or golf game of the season, or too much yard work or snow shoveling in one day. [orthoinfo.aaos.org]

Aortic Dilation

General restrictions for all patients with thoracic aneurysms include; no snow shoveling, chopping wood, digging hard earth or using a sledgehammer. [umcvc.org]

Hypothermia

Find a Warming Center Near You Data Release Policy Data & Statistical Reports Frigid with a Chance of Frostbite (flier) DHSS Frigid Weather (brochure) Snow Shoveling Safety [health.mo.gov]

The ski team arrived first, but the snow shovel the group had brought couldn’t break through the thick covering of ice. [rd.com]

Cold Exposure

Snow shovel on trips where snow is expected. Signaling equipment, such as a whistle, mirror, flares, or a parachute cloth to float in the air. A first aid kit. [medicalrecords.com]

Cholinergic Urticaria

snow, and horseback riding. [4] (See Etiology.) [emedicine.medscape.com]

It can also occur during strenuous chores, such as shoveling snow. Unlike cholinergic urticaria, EIAn is only triggered by exercise, not heat stimuli. [allergicliving.com]

[…] follow-up study, the physical activity most often associated with exercise-induced anaphylaxis was jogging. [3] Other reports have implicated running, soccer, raking leaves, shoveling [emedicine.medscape.com]

Lumbar or Sacral Arthritis

“When shoveling snow, don’t go from zero to 60 right away, and break up the activity into multiple rounds if possible.” [premierhealth.com]

It is often related to a simple motion that combines bending forward, tilting of the pelvis and twisting the trunk like a short golf swing, shoveling snow, bending and reaching [necksolutions.com]

Max Berdichevsky, MD, with Premier Orthopedic Spine Center, notes that even simple activities like snow shoveling, gardening, and jogging can aggravate your SI joint because [premierhealth.com]

Leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

General restrictions for all patients with thoracic aneurysms include; no snow shoveling, chopping wood, digging hard earth or using a sledgehammer. [umcvc.org]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Saturday while shoveling snow outside his home on Jackson Street. Most of the storm-related deaths were caused by crashes or cardiac arrest while shoveling. [mcall.com]

The father of the children was just steps away shoveling snow from around the car. Angel Ginel of New York died in a similar way Monday afternoon. [nbcwashington.com]

"Any snow that covers your tailpipe you want to shovel the snow from the back of the car and clear the tailpipe before you even start the car," said Battalion Chief Chris [abc7chicago.com]

Post Viral Asthenia

Some days it snows a foot. You spend an hour shovelling out your driveway and are late to work. Your back and hands hurt from shovelling. [news.com.au]

Also, the snow builds up in other areas, places you can’t shovel, sometimes places you can’t even see. Maybe it’s on the roof. [news.com.au]

Grab a f***ing shovel and help your neighbour. Slap a mini snow plow on the front of your truck and plough your neighbourhood. [news.com.au]

Cold Urticaria

Shoveling snow may be associated with hives and swelling of the exposed areas of the body. [healthcentral.com]

"In the wintertime some of it's good," she told TODAY, "because I don't have to walk the dog, and I don't have to shovel snow." [today.com]

Your doctor will select a long acting antihistamine to be used either regularly or when anticipating a high risk event (such as shoveling snow, or swimming). [healthcentral.com]

Rib Fracture

shovelling, which was a new activity for the patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] subclavian groove, but in the 48-year-old woman described in this report the fracture was unexpectedly situated in the posterior portion of the rib and was the result of snow [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Snow Blindness

In the wintertime, it’s important to protect yourself not just when skiing or sledding, but even when shoveling snow or taking a walk. [eyehealthweb.com]

Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm 4

General restrictions for all patients with thoracic aneurysms include; no snow shoveling, chopping wood, digging hard earth or using a sledgehammer. [umcvc.org]

Lumbar Derangement

Shoveling snow, digging a hole for a fencepost, changing sheets on a bed, packing a suitcase for a trip, washing a car and even things seemingly far less strenuous, such as [spine.org]

Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome Type 1

Shoveling snow may be associated with hives and swelling of the exposed areas of the body. [healthcentral.com]

Your doctor will select a long acting antihistamine to be used either regularly or when anticipating a high risk event (such as shoveling snow, or swimming). [healthcentral.com]

Acanthosis Nigricans with Insulin Resistance

It can be shooting hoops, mowing the lawn, shoveling snow, walking, - anything that raises your heartbeat for 20 minutes or more. [nationwidechildrens.org]

Emotional Stress

Intense physical exertion or an extreme emotion, like shoveling snow or anxiety over big gambling losses, can cause a rupture in the main artery leading to and from the heart [medicine.yale.edu]

More specifically, 24 patients said they were involved in activities such as lifting weights or other heavy objects, shoveling snow, changing storm windows, playing racquet [medicine.yale.edu]

Familial Melanoma of the Lip

General restrictions for all patients with thoracic aneurysms include; no snow shoveling, chopping wood, digging hard earth or using a sledgehammer. [umcvc.org]