Melemelmember
114 posts
Location: South-west,UK


Posted:
Hi all,
just wondered - any of you ever suffer with back/hip pain after poi-ing? ive only been learning for 4 weeks, and had a first go with fire at the weekend (which was cooool) but now im in agony!!

Tomorrows World isnt on anymore...Does that mean its tomorrow now?


The Real Fryed FishGod's illgitament son
1,489 posts
Location: state of confusion


Posted:
i have that same problem, like the next day. i found that streching out before AND after helps ALOT

You can't avoid pain by fencing yourself from it.
Some times you need the help of others more than anything else
But you have to let them close enough to help......
People want to be needed, I found that out too


grasshoppahBRONZE Member
HoP is teh suxor.
425 posts
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA


Posted:
once again, we are on the subject of sissy.

Once in a while you get shown the light
in the strangest of places if you look at it right.


SpitFireGOLD Member
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada


Posted:
There was a time when my left hip hurt all the time after spinning, and the pain would linger for about a week. If I had to do a long car drive, I'd get out, and my hip would be stiff, and sore.

I had a friend who happens to be a physio therapist watch me spin, and she noticed I'd turn and push off such that I was putting most of my torque and weight on the left hip. I was stressing the joint. IF you want to get fancy, you could say it's a repetative motion injury.

I worked with her a bit, and she helped me change up how I move just a bit so that I don't stress that joint as much. The change didn't affect how I move...or how it looks I move, but it did move my weight off of my left foot as I turned, especially if my left foot was leading.

She also gave me stretching exercises to do to help losen up my hips and open them up a bit.

Fryed Fish is right...stretching before and after helps a LOT. If you have a somewhat weak back, spinning could stress it a bit, and stretching can go a long way.

Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.


TwirlyShoryuken!
233 posts
Location: Hexham, Newcastle, England


Posted:
Stretch, stretch and more stretch. If physical education taught you nothing, it should have taught you that.

I think I've ruined my left wrist through poi - my first pair got delivered about three days after seriously spraining it, and while I managed to resist for another day, I had to start playing after that. I've barely put them down since then, and about 4 months since my wrist has just started hurting again badly when I use any of my props. I think my meteor has done it the most damage tbh, but it seems alot better if I wear a wrist support so I've found a way to spin and minimise pain/extra damage.

I know I should just stop for a couple of weeks, but I can't.

Davy

UCOFSILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales


Posted:
The only back pain I get to do with Poi is when im hunched over my computer for too long browsing HOP.

Thats the disadvantage of having your computer on the floor and not on a desk....then again, there is the advantage of being able to browse for porn, without the neighbours looking in through the windows.

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SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales


Posted:
melemel, take up Yoga or pilates. They both strengthen abdomen, lower back, and buttocks muscles, helping with the balance of the body giving you a strong center.
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Melemelmember
114 posts
Location: South-west,UK


Posted:
Thanks people - good to know its not just me! Yeah, i do have a weak back, and yes i probably am a sissy;) Will try stretching out a bit b4 and after. However, i couldnt stop the poi if i wanted to - i cant clean the house or wash up, but i can always heave myself off the sofa if my poi are calling! While we're on the health/spinning subject, has anyone else noticed a certain sharpening of the old grey matter? im sure it must be a left brain/right brain co-ordination thing...?

Tomorrows World isnt on anymore...Does that mean its tomorrow now?



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