How I fixed my sore back from throwing
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2024
- I had a sore back for YEARS from throwing at the pottery wheel. If I want to be doing ceramics for my whole life, I had to change something. My posture and form was terrible because of bad ergonomics - but I changed that.
I made my wheel higher at it changed my life. ✨
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Hey! Usually I don't comment, but your content is really nice and the tip to raise the wheel height was the solution to my back pain I got after only 1-2 hours of throwing. I'm prone to back pain, but the too low setting was accelerating it drastically. Now I just sit naturally straight! Thanks for the tip 💫
yes I know .....I don't understand why the teachers are still pushing people to be all hunched over....
I started raising my wheel up pretty early into my ceramics career (on cinder blocks) but the mirror was the real game-changer! That DREADFUL deep lean to the side was KILLER! When I teach classes on a standard-height wheel without a mirror I honestly feel like a hot mess 😅
You are so dang fun to watch and listen to! Your personality is perfect for teaching! Always look forward to your videos.
🥹 thank you!!
Mirror is a game changer. Just tried it for the first time yesterday and I loved it. I’m getting straighter walls, more even throwing lines and my back feels so much better.
Thanks again ❤
I already did all those things....it is much better...my professor was not impressed...LOL...but I have been doing it this way from almost the beginning of my working on the wheel.....glad you figured this out too...pain will make us find a way to be out of it......
by the way I am in my golden years ...LOL.....
I discovered the same thing :). You’re right it helps. One more thing is to make the legs of your stool shorter in the front so your seat tilts down a little or a lot. This helps keep your lower back straight and more weight in your feet.
This video came right on time. Thanks so much. ❤
Very insightful! As someone who works on a computer for 10+ hours a day, I appreciate someone thinking about long term health in posture!
Brilliant, all of this. Thank you.
the mirror is absolutely life changing, its taken me a couple months to get used to it but i have noticed a big difference in my back and in the speed at which i make pots. before the mirror, i would get off my stool, walk like 5 or 6 feet away, and squat down to look at my pot, it just always took so long to do
Another great vid. Thanks!
Thank you so much Mae for this approach to preserving your back. I thought that I was just doomed to limited time on the wheel because my back would hurt so bad, and then at night it was even worse. I am so happy that potters are thinking about staying healthy long term (don't forget those masks, potters!). Now I am eager to get on the wheel again...
Yes give it a go! Let me know if it helps 🤍
Great video. I added both a 5” and an 8” set of bed risers to two wheels at the community studio I belong to, 8” being too tall for some :). They are now quite popular. I then raised the height of my stool so I could hunch over haha - I’m going to try your idea of lowering the seat. Your video is a great service to so many of us. Thank you.
Haha I love that you raised the wheel just to raise the seat! give it a go - I know that when I go back to lower wheels it takes a few pots before I am used to the difference in height.
Thank you I use a drummers stool that is adjustable so,I can be low at my wheel …like you !
I have a similar stool......it Is like a doctors stool..got it on amazon for 35 $
This video comes at the right time. I have been learning pottery for two years and now my left arm hurts a lot. I’m afraid I might have used divorce wrongly with my arm.
OK I’m gonna say it! Was waiting for Patrick Swayze at the end 😢
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