BrendaY

If you just want to try the idea and see if it helps you, maybe a bag of rice inside a well fitting for you small backpack... or go to the website someone listed above and see what they offer. And don't forget to try out placing a rice pack on your tummy for 15 -20 minutes an evening. Exercises your inner core muscles while all you do is breathe! It really works, but like any exercise it takes more than one time! Ha...

BrendaY

I know it sounds crazy, but it really does exercise your inner core muscles... all you have to do is keep breathing! As you breathe in and out, and your chest & tummy go up and down you are exercising! I learned about this while taking a pain management class at our local hospital. The class was developed by an RN, who has gone on to bigger things now since her methods are simple, doable, and actually help people!

You have to do it more than once, tho!

brushandthimble

I use $1.00 door stops rubber ones under the back of my machine, you can then lean back a bit.
I get bad backaches, have tried stretching the back by laying on the floor, and take advil before it gets to bad.

KK

once you have the rice pack on your stomach - what do you do??? exercises??

jetnica

My shoulders kill me. Like a giant knot. I get up to iron every time and my ironing board is pretty high. That helps a little.

The worst is when I quilt large sizes - the wrestling with the weight of the quilt in my little brother is major. I have a rice therapy bag I'll heat up and lay on my shoulders and sometimes even a hot shower. The heat really makes a difference for me.

JulieTN

Gee when you are going thru pain yourself, from something, you get to believing you are the only one this happens to. Amazingly it isn't!

The rice pack, door stoppers and foot pedal idea are going ito effect today! Then on the others if these do not get relief going. THANK YOU SOM UCH>

I finally decided if I do not have to machine quilt it, and want to machine quilted one... I have a friend who does nice longarm work. Her fee is sound, practical and I now do that. Those large quilts contain: over 12 yards of fabric, and the batting. If you sure the 80/20 batting imagine the weight! LONG ARM TIME

Once again, I never thought this would be such a timely post. But you all are helping many with your postings.

Quilted HUGS
Julie

Suzi

YES - this works!

DeeBooper

Sometimes I use door stops! Put 2 or 3 under your machine in the back and they lift it up so you can see better(I am short). I don't have to bend as much but I am a bender. I even bend when I am cutting even though I use a table that is high. I take breaks every 45-60 minutes and this helps.

jitkaau

Make sure you take a break every hour and get up, walk around and stretch your shoulders and back.

Yooper32

I have one of those back weights and it does help, especially if you put it on, LOL. I used it for some time and maybe I conditioned myself to sit straighter with shoulders back instead of hunched forward, as I don't seem to have those aching shoulder and neck area pains anymore. I think I bought mine from Nancy's Notions.