Which of the following would you include when teaching a patient how to lift a heavy object properly? 

A. Avoid letting your legs do the lifting
B. Carry the object away from your body
C. Bend at the knees, not at the waist
D. Let your back muscles do the lifting
E. Use your arm muscles to do the lifting

C. Bend at the knees, not at the waist
When lifting heavy objects, bend at the knees, not at the waist. Carry the object close to your body so that your leg muscles, rather than the weaker back and arm muscles, do the lifting.