My back hurts like hell.. What chairs are the vets using? anyone got any ideas or things they do to save your back>?
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My back hurts like hell.. What chairs are the vets using? anyone got any ideas or things they do to save your back>?
Get a stool, a lot of artists I know rely on a chair to save their back and no chair will do that, you need better posture to make that happen. We have stools in the studio and I have never once had an artist complain of back trouble. A stool will force you to have good posture believe it or not. Also you need to stretch you back from time to time durring a tattoo. Better yet, every day do this before work or durring the work day half way thru.....
take 10 minutes to do 20 jumping jacks, 20 toe touches, 30 seconds of neck curls to the right then the left, finish it off with 50 sit-ups if you can and 50 push-ups as well. This will improve you circulation as well as get those muscles stretched.
i use a stool my back is just always in pain.
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Originally Posted by Assassin Rich
Well have you thought about useing a back brace to help with posture?
The Tatsoul artist chair was designed with posture in mind ,and I really like mine. But, a chair can only do so much. Like many of us already have, you sound as though you need the help of a good chiropractor.
The Tat-Soul artist chair is pretty good. I have one and think I could never go back. The coolest feature is that you can sit backwards and rest your chest on the seat back to alleviate pressure on your back. I have had a lot less back pain since I have had mine.
The best chairs in the world for back pain are the one that you half sit and kneel at an angle (theyre called kneeling chairs or stools). I really like them for drawing, especially the old 70's ones that tended to be taller with steeper pad angles. I'm planning on getting one soon for me drawing table..
What about them saddle stools? Good..? bad.?
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Remember I used one for a while.. but I cant seem to remeber what I thought about it.. ball-ache or something maybe..
http://www.modernchair.com/capisco-chair.html
I know its $830 but plant your feet and lean forward no more back pain.
They hurt the um....man bits! I would recommend anyone who tattoos to do at least moderate excercise. If you are getting lower back pain you probably just need to strengthen your lower back, dead lifts being the best excercise for this. Maybe some core work to aid postureQuote:
Originally Posted by Vinoshitto
Try to watch your posture while tattooing, put your client at a hight/postion that saves you from bending your back and find a tables/chairs or stools that will help you do that. Next to that I could really recomment to go to a licensed chiroprator every once in a while. I go every 4 to 6 weeks and it has helped me a lot.
I had a lot of back pain
recently i bought one of these..... And my back pain is totally gone
it is a. Very good quality chair for a good price....
Herman Miller Aeron if you have the money.
Where did u source this chair?Quote:
Originally Posted by luckyyoutattoo
http://www.beautek.de/epages/beautek...tegoryID=98183Quote:
Originally Posted by rollhard
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Think I'm gonna go with a combination of using a "Kneeling Chair", daily stretching and such and regular chiropractor/naprapath/massage visits.. while paying more attention to using a better posture while working..
Thanks again all the nice folks out there for sharing your thoughts.
We must take more care about us.. otherwise shit in the body will brake n stuff.
Peace y'all..!!!
Tatsoul Chair, flip it backwards and straddle, takes pressure off lower back, will never go back to a stool.
Dont sit on your wallet, stretch once an hour, move the client not your neck.
I had one...called it "Nut Smasher"...it sucked. LOL Like others said....Tat Soul Artist Chair was a game changer for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinoshitto
I bought one of these on the recommendation of my chiro. It has been a miracle! My lower back / sciatic / sacrum problems are gone. Takes some getting used to because it keeps your pelvis from rolling under like it normally does as we hunch over. Less than $15 goes right on the seat you are using now.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007LX...sr=8-2&pi=SL75