Does your Back hurt ? What do you do?

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philipjb

Hey friends,
I am trying to know how many hours do you trade on daily basis?

Does your back hurt.. i want to know what do you do to make your back feel a bit relaxed.
I usually stand up for a while, standup jog.

Look forward to know..

Sometimes i am trading for 10-14 hours a day.
 
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Glad to know your back does not hurt... :)
 
We had a thread about this a year or two ago, do a search, lots of good suggestions were in it. Like using treadmill, kneeling chair or trading while standing.

Anyhow, here is a post of mine on the subject:

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Here is a doctor's experience with the fish oil/krill oil/curcumin (that is turmeric) combo:

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/archives/2006/07/ditch_your_nsai.html

Basicly he is advising to take that combo instead of NSAIDs, like Advil. I will quote one of the responders:

"Dear Dr. Eades,

Had to come back here and let you know how well this fish oil/krill oil/curcumin regimen is working for my husband, who has osteoarthritis and suffers nasty flareups.
He's been trying this for about a month or so, and has said the magic words, "It seems to be working."
That is, in itself, a miracle. He's tried just about every supplement on the market in an effort to reduce the arthritis flare ups and deal with the pain. He was also prescribed Naproxen 500mg twice daily.
We've been married for two and a half years, and this is the *first* time I've ever heard him say, "It seems to be working" about any supplement he's tried. Normally it's, "No, I don't notice much difference, I guess it doesn't work" in regard to the various supplements tried (everything from borage oil to something called ASU).
Within about two weeks of adding krill and curcumin (he was already taking fish oil), my husband was able to start skipping doses of the naproxen. It was only about a week ago that I noticed he was limping around a bit, and in quite a bit of pain...
Turns out he ran out of his curcumin and krill oil, and had been having to take more of the Naproxen again. While he has been prescribed a regimen of naproxen 500mg twice daily, he prefers to only take it unless he really needs too (because of the known negative side effects).
To make a long story short, I made sure we got some more krill and curcumin, and today my husband doesn't need any naproxen.
The krill oil isn't all that expensive (compared to things like OsteoBi-Flex), and the curcumin is darned cheap.
Anyway - thank you so much for sharing this information about the krill and curcumin. It really does work.

For anyone else trying it - it'll take a couple of weeks before you start noticing a major improvement, at which point you might be able to "ditch" your NSAIDS. And it'll take about a week if you happen to run out of krill/curcumin to start noticing that the joints are hurting again."
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Also, another thread:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=199620&highlight=kneeling+chair
 
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We had a thread about this a year or two ago, do a search, lots of good suggestions were in it. Like using treadmill, kneeling chair or trading while standing.
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...but you don't trade, you deliver pizzas and play the ukelele in hotel bars.
 
I stand while trading.

But it's my understanding that Aeron chairs by Herman Miller are great for traders long hours.

I might try a treadmill this coming year.

I also recommend stretching and exercise. Good posture is important too.
 
an aching back is the least of my problems. I try to devote most of my attention to depression, anxiety and stress. And if there's anything left over after that I worry that I am just gambling my life away.

otherwise, I have something called a Papasan.

my trading setup is very simple. just a laptop.

I keep the laptop on the foot stool

I trade forex 24/7 (if you want to call just sitting here watching my account dwindle trading)

finally I get tired enough to put the laptop on my lap and stretch out and actually use the foot stool the way it was intended.

usually that helps, but if the pain continues, I just try some OTC drugs.

You'd be surprised how little back pain bothers you when the market starts moving your way.
 
i chill out while trading, something like this:


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To paraphrase PTJ, if have a losing position i close it quickly, i spend the rest of time enjoying positions that are going my way.
 
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an aching back is the least of my problems. I try to devote most of my attention to depression, anxiety and stress. And if there's anything left over after that I worry that I am just gambling my life away.

otherwise, I have something called a Papasan.

my trading setup is very simple. just a laptop.

I keep the laptop on the foot stool

I trade forex 24/7 (if you want to call just sitting here watching my account dwindle trading)

finally I get tired enough to put the laptop on my lap and stretch out and actually use the foot stool the way it was intended.

usually that helps, but if the pain continues, I just try some OTC drugs.

You'd be surprised how little back pain bothers you when the market starts moving your way.
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Haha, very true..
Glad to see you trade forex 24/7.. I have similar habits too..
Affects the sleep alot..
 
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