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General => General Discussion and ??? => Topic started by: whitewater on November 29, 2012, 02:46:55 PM
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Ever since i got this auto, my lower back on the right side is killing me..I know its from turning taking a shirt off the press and putting on the dryer..the repetitive motion..
I know the full cure is getting someone else to do it! LOL
It is probably the position pf the press and dryer bu can not move them , theres really no where for them to move..shop is that small..
i work out 6 days a week, so its not my belly fat ,and i am always stretching that muscle, i am in pretty good shape..its just the motion...
Would a back brace work? not sure with the twisting...plus i would feel like an idiot wearing one...
any suggestions...does any one wear a brace and it helps with twisting?
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quit being a girl and get back to work
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Join the club brother, vitamin IB, and Ice pack every night is how I deal with it. I need to get back in the gym and hit the abs, strengthen them and the back has less of a hard time, but I feel your pain man!!
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Be sure your distance and angle ratio from press to dryer is optimum. Whenever I drop a new press line in its always 25" and no more than 45 degree turn. Anti fatigue matts a must. If it were my back I wouldn't be embarassed about the brace.
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I have terrible back problems, stenosis of the spine. It gets progressively worse every year and printing is the hardest thing for me to do any extended time. I wish I could say their is an easy way for you to avoid it but i have found nothing and trust me I tried everything. Anybody that does not know what sciatica feels loke, imagine a major tooth ache except in your leg/hip and ten times bigger thats sciatica. Fortunately I am not pissing my self yet.
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I have Sciatica but after a month and a half of stretching and sit ups it has subsided considerably
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Bad backs suck. 12yrs ago I herniated three discs in my lower back. 3mos of work hardening rehab and I was released back to work. As time has gone on the pain has come back. If I am printing or embroidering all day with few sit down breaks, I can hardly move at night.
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I have Sciatica but after a month and a half of stretching and sit ups it has subsided considerably
Lucky for you, mine is chronic caused be degeneration of my lower lumbar. Surgery is mandatory but I been a baby about that for a long time, I truly feel the recovery will be worse than the current pain level. Dr. keeps telling me I will be walking around looking at the ground some day soon.
Tho I will tell you muscle strengthening does help a lot. As long as you get the correct therapy procedures you do at home it can work wonders.
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Don't neglect your core in your workouts.
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Be sure your distance and angle ratio from press to dryer is optimum. Whenever I drop a new press line in its always 25" and no more than 45 degree turn. Anti fatigue matts a must. If it were my back I wouldn't be embarassed about the brace.
not an option....where the equipment was only option..
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Don't neglect your core in your workouts.
I work them..really concentating on it..
Really only way to cure it is to get more business and get someone to print for me!!!!!!
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I got some of Sketchers new relaxedFit shoes. They have helped my lower back. They have very little heal height (almost flat) and are super soft.
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Rob get yourself some BackAid they're about 6 to 8 bucks a box trust me they work, I turned Killer (Johnny) on to them and he said they helped his back as well. You can get them at just about any local pharmacy or WalMart.
Darryl
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thanks 3deep..may try...I have mats and shoes...
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same here, after two years running automatics my lower back started to complain
luckily for me after trying three different chiropractors i found the one who nailed it
he got me into strechting exercises in the mornings
six years after and still smoking at the end of the dryer
Gabe
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Okay, this may be a stupid question...but why is "Auto VS No Auto" part of the flubbed up back discussion? Seriously, I don't know, but if I were guessing it's probably because of having to bend over more? Or just the constant repetition with shorter recovery interval?
Dunno, but just today ironically, I was thinking of posting a topic to this forum with a title similar to, "How To Tell When You Are Ready For An Auto" or Top 5 Reasons To Buy An Auto, or like that. But just an opportunity to folks like me to hear the topic discussed. Anybody know of a thread like that already?
Stan
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how low is your table you stack your shirts on? how low is your press? when we moved, we set up the auto about an inch or two higher and that helped but the carts we stack on still need to go up 6" or so. . .maybe check that out too.
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If you belong to a gym, use their sauna if they have one after workouts. It really loosens up the muscles due to the heat. My husband was in a huge amount of back pain but nothing was working. He went into the sauna one day at the gym and he couldn't believe the difference it made. Now whenever he goes he uses it and it actually gets him to go more often so double bonus. I read that if you go in the sauna and then a colder shower it has even a better effect on the muscles.
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I think one thing that is overlooked is drinking plenty of water, I think the kidneys and all of the internal body parts take a pounding when we are printing. I'm not a doctor but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last week.
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My screen printing shop is less than 10 minutes from a Holiday Inn!! ;D
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http://www.amazon.com/Ironman-Training-System-Inversion-Therapy/dp/B000VSKAME/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1354278460&sr=8-13&keywords=inversion+table (http://www.amazon.com/Ironman-Training-System-Inversion-Therapy/dp/B000VSKAME/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1354278460&sr=8-13&keywords=inversion+table)
Get that. I have exactly the same one. I have back problems, but knock on wood, since I got the inversion table it has been a lot better.
That and "Biofreeze" (Like Bengay cream) helped me a lot.
Good luck
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I also use KT Tape for various aches/injuries. They seem to have a use for most areas of the body. Works like a dream for me. Sold at Dick's and Wal-Mart if you can find it. On line instructions. I swear by it
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I'd say go to a doctor and make sure it's not something serious...a real doctor not a chiropractor :P
Then. Exercise. It is by far the best cure in the end for avoiding muscle fatigue and strains.
I'm 33 and in the best physical shape of my life because of crossfit, and their sole purpose is training to make everything else in life easier. I'm 6'4" and my press is higher up than most I've seen and my dryer is higher too because I put it on 6" wheels.