I used to pull the lower muscles on my back when cleaning windows trad, This was due to pulling my ladders over garage roofs.
I have had a stiff back and neck for the last month, The neck is due to wfp and the stiff back is down to me trying to increase my weekly running mileage to quickly.
Yesterday was a lovely day so I ran round Fairfield horseshoe in the lake district, approx 10 miles, the back is a bit ginger again this morning.
My biggest problem since going wfp has been RSI in my right wrists and golfers elbow. But I am now touch wood back to normall, this is due mainly to switching most of my brush heads from vikan to Gaz brushes. As soon as I switched brushes 2 months ago the pain and swelling in my hands and arms reduced dramaticly. So much so that I now have not had any swelling in my hands or the pins and needles sensation in my fingers for three weeks.
I have concluded that wfp is safer in the aspect of ladder safety, but you do run the higher risk of RSI injurys, neck problems with the added complications of trapped nerves in the spinal cord and lower back problems.
Correct pole useage and good fittness levels can help. The plus side of wfp should be makeing more money per day which should result in a shorter working week while earning more money giveing a longer rest period to recover for the following weeks work.
Nel.
