[Nameless Drudge]

Hello,anybody out there finding any particular ailments arising from using wfp all day?

I`m 48 and my body has been given a very hard life so i expect to be aching a bit but i might need a wfp exit plan or a trad bungalows only plan if as i suspect i am about to wear out my shoulder, wrist and elbow joints or the vertebrae in my neck collapse.

[BORBRYCE]

I am 48 as well mate and my upper back, neck and shoulders ache almost daily now. What can we do though. Back to ladders? No thank you, I am far too lazy for that now. I have found it helps to vary my cleaning position throughout the day. In a bit, out a bit, left hand, right hand shake it all about sort of thing.

[martinsadie]

posts like these help me to keep my ladders 

[Taylor & Taylor WC Services]

I'm 30 and done it for only 2 1/2 yrs and my shoulders and lower back are suffering lately........I think I'm going to invest in better lighter poles before I knacker myself up.

[jay kingston]

Get yourself a hot tub if you can afford it
I can hear mine calling my name on the last clean
It's bliss and keeps me working
Well worth the £1 a day it costs to run.

Jay

[bad trippy]

posts like these help me to keep my ladders 

my knees are shot to pieces after 14 yrs of trad stan

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

I found that my elbows were starting to hurt, however I've changed over to the lightest poles, slx's + SL's and microbore.  I also have a friend who is an osteopath who gave me some exercises to do to help my elbow pain.

My knees still play me up sometimes from tradding for so many years.

Simon.

[the bfg]

Hello,anybody out there finding any particular ailments arising from using wfp all day?

I`m 48 and my body has been given a very hard life so i expect to be aching a bit but i might need a wfp exit plan or a trad bungalows only plan if as i suspect i am about to wear out my shoulder, wrist and elbow joints or the vertebrae in my neck collapse.

what poles are you using ?

[weetot]

Yeh BFG has a point, get some Carbon fibre on the go with supalite brushes (especially the new one with a pseudo scraper on)
I'm comin up to 47 now and since i was 19 when i started this job ive always blamed my job for my ailments ie (go to bed feeling fine, then waking up with an injury)

But the fact is your're getting older,(Stan and Elite Mike will verify that one)
Apparently alot of window-cleaners have muscular skeletal problems, reaching, stretching and since the introduction of poles etc; its probably added to the other everyday pains. Steroid injections, ibroprufen
paracetemol only cure it for a short time.

Maybe a career change might help, but set yourself up for a minimum wage and whether you can live on it.

I bet you feel feel all warm and fuzzy inside since i've made you feel better.

[Crystal-clear]

the question is imagine u employ someone and after 2 years they get these pains, they will go to court about it would your insurance cover you?.

[Newannaive]

no matter how light the pole is, your necks still guna cop it 

[niceandclean]

Get yourself a hot tub if you can afford it
I can hear mine calling my name on the last clean
It's bliss and keeps me working
Well worth the £1 a day it costs to run.

Jay

Ditto!
 

[niceandclean]

I seem to remember that a uni down near Devon produced results on using WFP and ladders. I think Jeff from reflections had something to do with it?

[Johnny B]

I am 48 as well (seems to be the average age on here!)

I am trad and have been on the glass for 14 years now. I am not  a fitness freak, having never been to a gym. Maybe I am just fortunate, but I don't suffer any physical effects from working the old fashioned way.

If I went WFP, I am sure the aches and pains would catch up with me in a royal way.

John.

[pure tech]

Except for the occasional difficult window, I am finding wfp is generally easier on the body than trad.
I think genetics will be the biggest factor as to how your body/joints cope.

[Jeff Brimble]

no matter how light the pole is, your necks still guna cop it 

Funnily enough my neck got better after 6months hard work and correct excercises, somone should do a vid of the correct technique.

[brianbarber]

My tips

Buy the best pole, slx ,
Do not use too shorter a length, I find slx 35 great because I can stand back further from the building, saves extra strain on neck.

I have trapped nerve in my neck, C5,C6

It s symptoms are shoulder pain , elbow pain, as the nerve runs through shoulder down arm to fingers.

Suggest if your shouldrds etc ache,Go to osteopath once a month,
 Do stretching gently before work,
And some gentle stretches as a cool down after you finished last job of the day.


Mr B

[rah]

I suffer with aches and pain in my right shoulder, I see a osteopath occasionally when it gets serious, I find that stretching helps with the lower back and the shoulder, I also take strong Glucosamine Chondroitin  daily.

It's claimed that around 90% of lower back pain is caused through tight hamstrings! Yoga for us all then

Rob

[weetot]

I am 48 as well (seems to be the average age on here!)

I am trad and have been on the glass for 14 years now. I am not  a fitness freak, having never been to a gym. Maybe I am just fortunate, but I don't suffer any physical effects from working the old fashioned way.

If I went WFP, I am sure the aches and pains would catch up with me in a royal way.

John.

Youve done well John, hope it carry's on the way it has been, but how long have been doing the job, (with all (massive respect)) And hope it stays pain free!

[Johnny B]

I am 48 as well (seems to be the average age on here!)

I am trad and have been on the glass for 14 years now. I am not  a fitness freak, having never been to a gym. Maybe I am just fortunate, but I don't suffer any physical effects from working the old fashioned way.

If I went WFP, I am sure the aches and pains would catch up with me in a royal way.

John.

Youve done well John, hope it carry's on the way it has been, but how long have been doing the job, (with all (massive respect)) And hope it stays pain free!

Thanks for your positive comment. I have been window cleaning for 14 years now. I believe that it is partly down to the way I work. I am probably the slowest windy on the planet, so I literally am not breaking my neck to get the jobs done quickly!
I can work all day without breaking sweat, but at a snail's pace!

Best wishes (and ache free bodies) to all!

John