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Post by Toni on Apr 29, 2014 19:20:48 GMT
So I had something strange happen to me a few months ago. I started getting tingling in my arms when I would have them elevated for periods of time (which I do quilting). After numerous tests it turns out I have something going on in my neck where if I don't have good posture (and who of us does while we craft?) then it pinches some nerves hence the tingling.
After some physical therapy and chiropractic care I am now finally tingle free. Anyone else have those issues?
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Post by blackmageheart on Apr 30, 2014 18:16:01 GMT
Yep! I regularly get sciatica which usually gives me tingly or painful legs and I also have carpal tunnel, which makes my fingertips tingly or numb or just downright sore. Both are things that I basically have to wait out until they go away by themselves, but they do come back when I'm least expecting it! WE SUFFER FOR OUR CRAFT! Glad to hear you're not a tingler now, though!  |
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Post by eliste on May 1, 2014 12:06:02 GMT
I find I have to do a lot of stitching in bursts. My left hand/wrist has a tendency to get pins & needles in it randomly, so if I work on something like embroidery or cross stitch where I have something in my hand, it happens a lot.
I've actually had to adapt how I do things now. I use a much larger frame, but cradle it in the crook of my arm and stabilise with my hand. It sounds counter-intuitive, but somehow it keeps me from getting the pins & needles.
Doesn't help that I have had tendonitis/repetitive strain injuries to both wrists =/ Suffering for your craft is right BMH!
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Post by Nicole on May 2, 2014 0:16:30 GMT
For me, it's always my back. I'm usually working at my desk (since my yarn stash is right next to it), and I constantly have to remind myself to sit up straight so I don't get hunched over shoulders.  Even that is not a 100% foll proof method though as by the time Awesome Con came around I was having severe upper back pain from not having enough support from my chair (it only reaches to mid back). I'm always looking for a better way to set myself up for a crafting session where I can get more support. I've yet to get carpal tunnel (though I'm paranoid it will come one day) but I've certainly gotten sore wrists from working more than 8 hours straight back to back days. It must say something when we're all so willing to put up with the pain just to make beautiful/awesome stuff though.  |
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Even that is not a 100% foll proof method though as by the time Awesome Con came around I was having severe upper back pain from not having enough support from my chair (it only reaches to mid back). I'm always looking for a better way to set myself up for a crafting session where I can get more support.