Article posted: 2/27/2013 2:55 PM

ER doc warns of injuries from shoveling heavy snow

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Oscar Tilford, 11, of Round Lake, shovels the driveway of his grandparents in Mundelein as area residents and businesses dig out Wednesday after a snowstorm pounded Lake County yesterday. Round Lake schools were closed for a snow day.

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Deer search for food as they walk through University of Saint Mary of the Lake Serminary in Mundelein Wednesday as area residents and businesses dig out Wednesday after a snowstorm pounded Lake County yesterday.

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An Illinois Department of Transportation plow clears Route 176 in Libertyville as area residents and businesses dig out Wednesday after a snowstorm pounded Lake County yesterday.

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The worst may be over with this latest winter snowstorm, but the likelihood of injuries from shoveling is still high, says Troy Foster, attending emergency room physician at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. “The first and probably most common are back injuries whenever you are shoveling snow, especially when you are not a frequent exerciser,” he said.

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