Tattoo artists,how do you relieve your neck,back and other body aches after alon!
Question: i've been tattooing for close to ten years,and lately i've been getting headaches almost daily,and my neck,shoulders and lower back ache constantly.i don't know what to do?i absolutley love my job(i also own the business)so i'm there all the time 10 to 12 hours a day most of the time.i have tried aleve,and tylenol,soaking in the hot tub when i'm home,none of those work,i recently bought a tanning bed(i know bad for the tats)i heard the heat was good for tensed muscles,that doesn't seen to help either.i get knots in my muscles,in my neck sometimes that are just agony,i need some help people.i will try any thing!!!!!oh yeah i have went for massages as well,she worked some of the knots outta my muscles but as soon as i started tattooing again,knots,and pain was back! thanks in advance.
Answers: i've been tattooing for close to ten years,and lately i've been getting headaches almost daily,and my neck,shoulders and lower back ache constantly.i don't know what to do?i absolutley love my job(i also own the business)so i'm there all the time 10 to 12 hours a day most of the time.i have tried aleve,and tylenol,soaking in the hot tub when i'm home,none of those work,i recently bought a tanning bed(i know bad for the tats)i heard the heat was good for tensed muscles,that doesn't seen to help either.i get knots in my muscles,in my neck sometimes that are just agony,i need some help people.i will try any thing!!!!!oh yeah i have went for massages as well,she worked some of the knots outta my muscles but as soon as i started tattooing again,knots,and pain was back! thanks in advance.
im married to a tattoo artist and watch him go through the same thing.he even has back spasms...ibprofen800 helps sometimes and sometimes it doesnt help at all..i rub his back for him almost everyday when he comes home from work..that helps..if it gets really bad on occasion he will take a flexeril there are made for back pain,but they make you loopy..another thing we have recently tried is doan's back pain reliever,it over the counter. a heating pad when your hangin on the couch helps. i dont know if you've heard of that teater hangups,but that surprisingly helped and stretching/back exercises. i wish i could help more i know the back pain sucks! it kills me seeing my husband go through it...i hope you feel better.
I'm not a tattoo artist, but I still have a lot of the tension and headaches you are talking about.
Stretching your neck and back throughout the day is probably the best thing you can do. Try to get on a schedule of stretching for like 10 minutes 3 times a day. It will help significantly. Ice or heat, whichever works better for you, is a good idea. You might want to try one of those thermal patches like Icy/Hot to wear while you are tattooing.
I play alot of rugby an i have had a number of neck injurys and i have found that a heated muscle rub for example deep heat is good. If you cant find that a heated towel with a muscle oil from a chinese hebel shop does the same job.
hi blissfull6,hows it going?stupid question sorry.i guess i don't really have a good answer to your queston,other then getting lots of rest after getting your massage therepy,your immediatly going back to work after getting the knots in your neck and shoulders worked out.bye the way thank from us to you for amazing tattoos,there healing well and we will see you soon for more hopefully,next time were out that way!peace!and hope ya feel better.