Aches and pains

[Iron Giant]

Wide sill brush from gardeners and a carbon fiber 18 ft pole 

No point using a bigger brush than needed otherwise you'll suffer

 

[Iron Giant]

Ive just been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, i thought it was just the latest 'craze' illness that people that are just lazy diagnose themselves with.

But gotta be honest its a proper fker, im knackared all the time, by the time weve finished work for the day i ache like a bugger and am exhausted, 3 times last week i slept for an hr before eating my tea and was inbed by 7.30pm, i wake 4-5-6 times a night so sleep pattern is crackers.

Only advice Drs have given me is pain killers.

really sorry to hear this, hopefully there will be some improvement for you in the future 

 

[dazmond]

As a generalised comment, if you work hard all day most days, you are going to be sore very frequently. 

The nature of muscle growth is the tearing of the muscle fibres and the regrowth grows more muscle. 

I've been doing this around 3 years now and have been busy for the last two and a half. 

I'm not a cafe dweller or a layby lout... I take maximum 30 minutes for lunch as my only break, I have a high flow pole setup so that I can work as fast as I can and still produce great results. Start at 9 and finish around 4.

Im not saying all this for any other reason apart from, your gonna hurt, it's the nature of the beast. 

If your a slow poke and have 4 houses a day your not gonna be as bad. 

My main aches are chest, forearms. 

For the chest it's the intercostal muscles (the muscles that join each rib to the other, i soak in a nice warm bath then apply voltarol as soon as I get out and I'm dry, works great. 

Forearms are generally over worked muscle/tennis elbow. When these flair up I ice them and then a bath then voltarol, but I also have sleeves made from tubigrip that place slight pressure on the forearms and that also works great for me. 

Beside plenty of water the only thing I do is a multi-vit each day

Hope this helps you like it helps me ??

I'm 50 years old and been wfp for 11 years(17 years on the ladders before that)and don't suffer like you do.....

A great exercise in the gym for intercostal muscles are dumbbell/weight plate pullovers....I've been doing these for  years as well as regular weight training sessions at least twice a week....

 

[dazmond]

Hello guys not been here for a while been trying to set up business I’m quite a fit lad with no health issues 

when I’ve been cleaning the windows day after day the aches I get in my shoulders and arms are killing me my back dose ache I’ve a decent belt around my back dose anyone know how to recover each day or take any vitamins please surely it can’t carry on like this regards david 

You need an extreme brush and pole mate and a carbon gooseneck....its the lightest way to work...also as you compact your work get more organised and work shorter days...my sweet spot is 5 to 6 hours per day 4 days a week....?

 

[steve garwood]

Cobblers to all this gym nonsense, utterly boring and something you don’t want to face after a days graft.

Soak in a really hot bath with Epsom salts. Massages the muscles whilst winding down.

 

[Davidpatrick1978]

Cobblers to all this gym nonsense, utterly boring and something you don’t want to face after a days graft.

Soak in a really hot bath with Epsom salts. Massages the muscles whilst winding down.

Too right mate

 

[Pjj]

Cobblers to all this gym nonsense, utterly boring and something you don’t want to face after a days graft.

Soak in a really hot bath with Epsom salts. Massages the muscles whilst winding down.

Then down the pub for a couple of beers ???

 

[Jonny 67]

Cobblers to all this gym nonsense, utterly boring and something you don’t want to face after a days graft.

Soak in a really hot bath with Epsom salts. Massages the muscles whilst winding down.

If you don't look after the machine, those West Ham boys may catch you one day ?

 

[steve garwood]

If you don't look after the machine, those West Ham boys may catch you one day ?

Millwall fans don’t run ??

 

[dazmond]

Cobblers to all this gym nonsense, utterly boring and something you don’t want to face after a days graft.

Soak in a really hot bath with Epsom salts. Massages the muscles whilst winding down.

Each to their own but strength training twice a week works for me....

 

[ched999uk]

As you know I haven't been cleaning windows long but I have started to get a bit of pain in my left forearm. It's 100% fine when working but later in the evening if I try and put my left arm out sideways and straighten it I get a bit of discomfort on the upper forearm. I also get a little discomfort when arm is extended and I flex my wrist down. 

Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it? Is it just lack of strength and I should just push through it and do a bit of weight training or do I need to get a compression tube or something like that?

Doctors are a very last resort for various reasons.

Cheers

 

[scottish cleaning service]

As you know I haven't been cleaning windows long but I have started to get a bit of pain in my left forearm. It's 100% fine when working but later in the evening if I try and put my left arm out sideways and straighten it I get a bit of discomfort on the upper forearm. I also get a little discomfort when arm is extended and I flex my wrist down. 

Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it? Is it just lack of strength and I should just push through it and do a bit of weight training or do I need to get a compression tube or something like that?

Doctors are a very last resort for various reasons.

Cheers

I used to get tennis elbow and the Doc gave me some exercises to do. I found it hard to believe but it worked. I was taking painkillers every day to work through the pain. It took over 6 months for the pain to go away and hasn't returned.

 

[ched999uk]

I used to get tennis elbow and the Doc gave me some exercises to do. I found it hard to believe but it worked. I was taking painkillers every day to work through the pain. It took over 6 months for the pain to go away and hasn't returned.

Cheers. Does Tennis elbow effect the forearm or your actual elbow?

 

[Jonny 67]

Millwall fans don’t run ??

I've seen footage that says otherwise ?‍?

 

[Baldmonkey]

As you know I haven't been cleaning windows long but I have started to get a bit of pain in my left forearm. It's 100% fine when working but later in the evening if I try and put my left arm out sideways and straighten it I get a bit of discomfort on the upper forearm. I also get a little discomfort when arm is extended and I flex my wrist down. 

Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it? Is it just lack of strength and I should just push through it and do a bit of weight training or do I need to get a compression tube or something like that?

Doctors are a very last resort for various reasons.

Cheers

Definitely tennis elbow, which affects the forearms.. Its basically over use of the muscle.. I suffer with it on and off and have found that icing it in the evening, then a hot bath with voltarol works wonders. 

The best way to ice them believe it or not is a hot water bottle ??? filled with water and frozen. 

This lasts nearly 24 hours after its taken out of the freezer and kicks ass on a bag of peas or regular ice pack. 

If you place it over something like a pool noodle, or pipe insulation when you put it in the freezer, it's the perfect shape to put it over the forearm. 

 

[scottish cleaning service]

Cheers. Does Tennis elbow effect the forearm or your actual elbow?

Your elbow, a shooting pain up a nerve. You can get a cortisone jag which I'm told is sore but my Doc said he wasn't very good at it. I'm now glad I just grinded it out. I wear a back support when using the pole all day which helps enormously. 

 

[ched999uk]

Definitely tennis elbow, which affects the forearms.. Its basically over use of the muscle.. I suffer with it on and off and have found that icing it in the evening, then a hot bath with voltarol works wonders. 

The best way to ice them believe it or not is a hot water bottle ??? filled with water and frozen. 

This lasts nearly 24 hours after its taken out of the freezer and kicks ass on a bag of peas or regular ice pack. 

If you place it over something like a pool noodle, or pipe insulation when you put it in the freezer, it's the perfect shape to put it over the forearm. 

That's great to get a 'diagnosis' and a potential solution. Thanks so much. Think I will use a brush pole for my arms with the water bottle ?.

I haven't been doing that much work but I'm not used to physical exercise so guess that's what happens ?  

Now I have a better idea what it is and a bit of RICE therapy plus I will see if I can get a support to help till I can give it a rest over Christmas.

Thanks

 

[Davy G]

As you know I haven't been cleaning windows long but I have started to get a bit of pain in my left forearm. It's 100% fine when working but later in the evening if I try and put my left arm out sideways and straighten it I get a bit of discomfort on the upper forearm. I also get a little discomfort when arm is extended and I flex my wrist down. 

Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it? Is it just lack of strength and I should just push through it and do a bit of weight training or do I need to get a compression tube or something like that?

Doctors are a very last resort for various reasons.

Cheers

Tennis Elbow!

That's a right pain in the ****! ?

 

[Davy G]

Haha! @ched999uki

 I think you missed my poor taste joke. Gotcha! ?

 

[Part Timer]

If regular ice packs, 10 minutes every hour after work, and Ibuprofen doesn't work then Docs is your next stop.

If you just stick an icepack on for 30 minutes it's not as good as 40 minutes over 4 hours.

 

[steve garwood]

Haha! @ched999uki

 I think you missed my poor taste joke. Gotcha! ?

Done this gag before but hey ho.

Went into my doctors and said to her ‘I think I have tennis elbow’

’How many weeks you had that?’ she asked 

I replied ‘about fifteen love’ ?