It’s Winter – Watch Your Step!

Accidents due to ice, snow and general winter conditions are preventable. Here are
a few guidelines we provide our Chiropractic patients to help you get through this winter season in Durham, NC safely:

• Where possible, walk on plowed, sanded, well-lit paths and walkways. Avoid taking short cuts over snow banks or on unassumed pathways over green spaces.

• Wear appropriate winter footwear – preferably with flat, rubber, slip resistant soles.

• Be extra careful when getting out of your vehicle in parking lots; there may be slippery patches. (just so you know at University Chiropractic we keep our lots clear)
  

• On steps, always use handrails and walk carefully.

•  Leave yourself enough time to get where you are going – rushing will only make a fall more likely.
  

• Cross roadways at pedestrian cross-walks. Activate the light signals to warn motorists you intend to cross.
  

• When entering buildings, use floor mats provided to absorb as much of the moisture on your footwear as possible.

• IF you do fall, immediately put ice on the sore areas and call our office at University Chiropractic, 919-493-1940