This past year I was suffering from 3 bulging discs. 2 in my lower back and 1 in my neck. The neck one was putting pressure on the nerves going to my right arm and I was having a lot of pain radiating down my arm and what felt like electric shocks. Think that awful tingly pain you get when you hit your funny bone really hard. I was having that constantly as well as some numbness and loss of motor control in my fingers. The lower back ones made it painful for me to sit. Needless to say I did very little hand quilting this past spring and summer. Every time I sat down to try I couldn't go 5 minutes. I was fortunate that standing was more comfortable for me so I could get some quilting done on my longarm. Working at the sewing machine did not present problems for me as I didn't sit for very long, hopping up and down to the ironing board.
Thankfully, chiropractic care and physical therapy have gotten me back in shape and I can hand quilt again.