Back ache while painting sucks

Ewan · Post by **Ewan** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:10 pm

Any tips for relieving back ache after being hunched over mini's all day?

Lie on floor straight out helps a bit.

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:16 pm

be shorter then you don't have to hunch

Melifaxis · Post by **Melifaxis** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:25 pm

http://ergonomics.org/

kithor2002 · Post by **kithor2002** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:31 pm

Go walking or running

Grasshopper · Post by **Grasshopper** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:33 pm

Try changing up your workstation a bit... maybe raise the work area to a higher level.

Evil Git · Post by **Evil Git** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:54 am

ibuprofen works a treat but maybe a better solution is moving your working environment around

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:26 am

Do some light exercise that works the back and shoulders... stretch those muscles out again.

Laxon Hrull · Post by **Laxon Hrull** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:35 pm

Jeez. I've have back trouble due to painting for about 7 years. Juck101 was always moaning about my posture.
I've had physio for it in the past but at the end of the day there ain't a lot I can do about it. My girlfriend will push down on it and make it crack quite often but I can't really see it ever clearing up.

Can't really suggest anything really. Keep flexing it, I guess. But I'm a fine one to talk.

boondog · Post by **boondog** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:14 am

I found out that holding a mini at eye level helps achieve a better posture and relieve backache. I use a small box on my table to prop up the mini.
Swimming is a good exercise for the back.

McDeth · Post by **McDeth** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:46 pm

Drink rum at the same time then you cant feel the pain or see what your doing

McDeth · Post by **McDeth** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:47 pm

boondog wrote: Swimming is a good exercise for the back.

Yeah but it makes the paint run

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:36 pm

Just put some books in pile to raise your fig and hands (i believe you put your wrists against the table for stability ?) at eyes level.

Djengis_Khan · Post by **Djengis_Khan** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:40 pm

I also got that problem..
but it's also because my sleepingbed is bending down.. and that causes back ache too.. and no I don't paint on my bed !
and now I have a new bed so I hope that helps

I'll try some of the tricks.

Djengis

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:02 am

thing is....

raising model to eye level creates much more shake than having both hands touching the table... so is not desirable for good quality painting..

in addition to my bad back, I have to stop painting every few hours as my hands cramp up too....

if my table were a lot higher that might help I guess...

l_dauguet · Post by **l_dauguet** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:11 am

Or your chair lower...

My poor Norse, I know what you're saying. Now it's my eyes that can't stand miniatures more than a couple of hours.