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“Getting started early on with light, modified mobility, using the appropriate bracing for support, minimizes stiffness and allows for a gradual return to full activity,” he says.

Businesses that don’t work directly with the federal government are also bracing for a pullback in spending as the shutdown continues.

Paramount employees separately are bracing for a steep round of layoffs, which is expected next month.

Employees at California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are bracing for layoffs as the U.S. government heads into its second week of a shutdown linked to a stalled budget agreement.

Universities in some parts of the UK are bracing for demonstrations on Tuesday, with students from London colleges planning a joint march in the capital.