Greg Lamont on mon 8 apr 02
I noticed the same thing, and after reading about John Glick's experience
with back problems in an issue of Studio Potter, I elevated my wheel joined
the legions of potters who throw standing up. That was about 2 years ago
and it totally solved my back problems, but hasn't done much for my plantar
fasciitis! Ah, the trials of "getting older"!
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Seefeldt
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Monday, April 08, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: Potters stools-- will any of them help that hunched over posture?
>Turning 40 later this year,,,
>
>Noticed recently that the older I get, the longer it takes me to stand back
>up straight after throwing for a few hours.
>
>
>jts
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Lois Ruben Aronow on mon 8 apr 02
On Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:25:27 EDT, you wrote:
>I use a 40 buck office chair from Staples, a little upholstery under my =
fanny
>seems to help and I can raise it.
>Karin
>
I bought a nice stool from Creative Industries. Padded with a
hydrolic-type adjustable lifter. VERY comfy! I was even comfortable
throwing throughout my entire pregnancy.
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Ann Brink on mon 8 apr 02
Karin, does your chair have casters on it? I use a seat with casters (old
piano stool ) and have sometimes wondered if it is idiotic to have casters
on a throwing chair. It is really handy for scooting back etc, though.
Ann Brink in CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karin Hurt"
> I use a 40 buck office chair from Staples, a little upholstery under my
fanny
> seems to help and I can raise it.
> Karin
>
>
Klyf Brown on mon 8 apr 02
Jeff.
I am sure you will get this from a lot of folks on list, but.......
Look into throwing standing up. wheels in the three leg configuration
are easiest to modify. Archives have info on doing this.
Move around more frequently. Stand up once in a while and do a
couple of stretches.
Take care of your back before it is too late, the alternative isn't much
fun.
In the Dec 01 issue of Studio Potter John Glick gives some good
advice on this subject. Also, he shows his wall mounted brace for
relieving pressure on the back while throwing.
If you still want to sit down and do it, get a good office type chair with
lumbar support, straighten up once in a while and lean into the
support. You can clamp the chair to the wheel via a pipe to keep you
from zipping across the room when you center.
Klyf Brown in New Mexico usa
Millie Carpenter on mon 8 apr 02
Jeff,
I don't think that it is the stool alone that will help, what works for me, a
rubinesque 4'11" may not be right for the long drink of water David Hedley's of
the world. my physical therapist suggested that every 15-20 minutes I hold my
arms out to the sides at shoulder height and press them backward as though trying
to get my shoulder blades to meet then to drop my arms down tip my head back and
lean backward as though doing a back bend. don't even get up. I am a bit older
than you and have fibromyalgia problems, so if I stay in any one position for to
long I look like a bad imitation of Groucho Marks doing his comic walk,
Millie in Md. it is spring, spring spring!!! pretty leaves and flowers. the
cherry blossoms in DC are exquisite.
Jeff Seefeldt wrote:
> Turning 40 later this year,,,
>
> Noticed recently that the older I get, the longer it takes me to stand back
> up straight after throwing for a few hours.
>
> jts
>
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Jeff Seefeldt on mon 8 apr 02
Turning 40 later this year,,,
Noticed recently that the older I get, the longer it takes me to stand back
up straight after throwing for a few hours.
jts
Karin Hurt on mon 8 apr 02
I use a 40 buck office chair from Staples, a little upholstery under my fanny
seems to help and I can raise it.
Karin
In a message dated 4/8/02 12:59:40 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
jeffs@KSNI.NET writes:
>
> Turning 40 later this year,,,
>
> Noticed recently that the older I get, the longer it takes me to stand back
> up straight after throwing for a few hours.
>
>
> jts
>
>
Karin Hurt
Laughing Bear Pottery, Arizona
www.laughingbearpottery.com
Hank Murrow on mon 8 apr 02
>Turning 40 later this year,,,
>
>Noticed recently that the older I get, the longer it takes me to stand back
>up straight after throwing for a few hours.
>
>jts
Dear Clayarters;
My Chiropractic advisor suggested extending the rear pair of
legs on my potting chair by 6" (cutting down if necessary) and it
works! Tipped forward like this, all is pretty comfortable.....it
took 4.25" extension for me.
Cheers, Hank
Michele Williams on tue 9 apr 02
> Turning 40 later this year,,,
"Lucky YOU!" said all of us from the other side of 50. Ah,yes. It seems
that like spouses who begin to resemble each other, owners who resemble
their dogs, aging potters' bodies resemble their elastic clay bodies which,
once warped, would rather stay that way.... Personally, I'm now wearing a
knee brace that is 4 months new and already squeaking as I walk. I'm
beginning to feel rather rusty in a bionic way.
Creeeeakk! CRaacKK. Ohh, where's that excuse list of mine? Today I'd need
a good deal more than just a chair.
Michele Creaky Williams
>
> Noticed recently that the older I get, the longer it takes me to stand
back
> up straight after throwing for a few hours.
>
>
> jts
>
>
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Joseph Herbert on wed 10 apr 02
My favorite potter work stool is a shower stool made for the infirmed or
aged. The stool has 4 adjustable legs and a plastic resilient seat. It is
washable and light weight. I usually adjust mine so the legs next to the
wheel are shorter than the back legs, giving an inclined seat. I also try
to have my seat at the same level as the wheel head surface. seems like the
leverage situation is better and I can keep my back straighter. I don't put
in the hours that some do but it works for me.
You can often find these in thrift stores because the previous users don't
need them and their relatives don't like the reminder. Anyway, they are
better for me than what are sold as potters stools.
Joseph Herbert
Snail Scott on wed 10 apr 02
At 09:56 AM 4/9/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone remember those weird looking ergonomic office chairs? Kind of
>an armless stool with a wide padded seat that was higher in the back than
>the front.
I got one from someone who hated it. For me, it was the
only chair I could sit in for extended periods, following
a severe car accident. It's still a great respite from
the back pain caused by sitting in standard chairs. I
suspect they're not for everyone, but they're for me!
By the way, there are many varieties of these chairs.
Some are badly made, or built at an inappropriate angle.
Quality counts, here. The best I've found had original
prices in excess of $150, and the cheapest have nearly
always been the worst, dangit!
Good for tabletop work. Not good for larger stuff, IMHO.
And I suspect they wouldn't be much good for wheelwork.
-Snail
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