How to Care for Your Hands When Gardening

Whether its fruits, vegetables, or flowers you’re planting, your hands and wrists can be especially vulnerable to injury when gardening.  

The complaints we hear most often are related to overuse and arthritis because the small joints, tendons, and muscles in this part of your body don’t like the amount of stress gardening puts on them.

The result is often swollen knuckles, painful joints, and even carpal tunnel syndrome.  The good news – there are ways to protect your hands and wrists while gardening and prevent pain.  

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