Lower Back Pain !

[Sy Zabrocki]

Michael:
Excercise works! About 15 years ago I took my pianos to a local trade show.
Across the aisle from my exhibit was a chiropractor. I never believed in
them much but I got to visiting with him. He was aware I was moving pianos.
He said if I would excercise my back I could move pianos for many more
years.

Well I took his advise and have been doing back excercises daily since. Many
piano men eventually have back problems but I'm now 68 years old and have no
back problems. (I have had front porblems--hernias). I really believe the
excercise works.

Once I bent over while shaving and a zinger went up my back. Don't happen
since the excercise.

Sy Zabrocki

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Malone <cowboy@mpinet.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: Lower Back Pain !


> I didn't realize how much bending over you have to do to rebuild pianos !!
> Typically I will spend 8 to 10 hrs a day when I'm rebuilding a piano or
reed
> organ.  I feel like my lower back has been hit with a 4 x 4.  Does anybody
> have hints on preventing the strain?
>
> Michael in Orlando
>
>