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Title: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: geefree on October 23, 2009, 08:23:40 pm: I Think i am dropping to bits since starting wfp,

i have tennis elbow lol, and a swollen knee and a boney bump on my shoulder where it meets the collar bone,

and my neck constantly aches, and so do my arms come 4.30pm.

Aint Life Bliss? ;D
Anyone else dropping to bits? ???
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy) on October 23, 2009, 08:32:44 pm: SDRR....thats a terrible illness mate.......what medication you on for that? 8)
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: dazmond on October 23, 2009, 08:36:50 pm: im trad but do use extension poles as well.15 yrs window cleaning my right knee giving me a bit of trouble at mo.a bit of strain on the right elbow.apart from that.ok.im only 38 tho!do u use a slx gazza?i gave the fAgs up a yr ago and do a bit of swimming.also gave the booze up a few yrs ago.all helps.cod liver oil/glucosamine tablets do the joints good.goin straight for the carbon fibre pole next yr when i go WFP.gotta get off these ladders or else i can see me havin real trouble with knees!!

best wishes dazmond
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: simbo on October 23, 2009, 08:41:52 pm: 3 years wf and seems like everything hurts!!! if i was an employee i think i could claim for rsi, also strained a diaphram muscle yesterday and thought i was having a heart attack!!!!
paul
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: geefree on October 23, 2009, 08:44:48 pm: agree with all of you,

i just think there is always something that aches or hurts at any given time... only mine have come all at once at the moment

::)
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Post by: tomy jackson on October 23, 2009, 09:33:45 pm: two years and nowt
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: chris@c.m.s on October 23, 2009, 09:55:22 pm: Numbness in my pinky and next finger and also pain in my left elbow joint so I guess tennis elbow or trapped nerve ???
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Murdie window cleaning on October 23, 2009, 10:32:28 pm: Bloody hell, I think I'll just take my chances on the ladders ;D
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on October 23, 2009, 11:23:32 pm: As mentioned........havin loads of pain in my neck, sometimes throat,shoulders and back(upper and lower) Nothing that lingers for days on end...just random niggles almost every day. Never had it on ladders.....Quack reckon it's an age thing. The greatest cop out ever i guess,lol
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 23, 2009, 11:55:56 pm: I ache from carrying a heavier wallet - but that's all.

Since I went fishing pole and then SLX I have no aches and pains whatsoever - never felt better. Oh, I did get headaches from looking into the sun but that stopped last year when I got some reactolite lenses.
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy) on October 24, 2009, 09:05:27 am: Quote from: YWCS on October 23, 2009, 08:52:08 pm
Quote from: scrimman on October 23, 2009, 08:32:44 pm
SDRR....thats a terrible illness mate.......what medication you on for that? 8)

Daily Sport, Whisky, Skunk and Metallica

oh i get it now......its not a real illness......i have just worked it out......wait up, i need to go dry behind my ears ;D
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: pingu on October 24, 2009, 09:11:45 am: Get occasional back, neck, wrist aches...but I have now started to see a chiropractor every 8 weeks for a click-up session.

I have really started to look at the way I work and now try to stop scrubbing so hard and gripping the pole so tightly...(keep your minds out of the gutter ;) )

Cheers
Dave.
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Steve_c on October 24, 2009, 09:29:15 am: The occasional neck ache on long jobs but now seems to easing if i don't grip the pole to tightly.
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on October 24, 2009, 12:03:23 pm: naggin wife syndrome when i do the wfp tops its her that gets wet
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: mattywig on October 24, 2009, 11:58:06 pm: Im riddled with scabies and flaky skin under my armpits! ;D ;D
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Window Washers on October 25, 2009, 12:01:53 am: Quote from: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on October 24, 2009, 12:03:23 pm
naggin wife syndrome when i do the wfp tops its her that gets wet
get her a baseball cap ;) she only worried her make-up will run... ;D, do this problem dorted till she finds something else to moan about lol
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: mark dew on October 25, 2009, 12:37:05 am: I had a rasied hip for about 16 months from lifting a mark1 freedom trolley in and out my van for most jobs.
It ruined my non-working life as i was always in pain and could hardly move. Funnily enough, i was ok when working or on my feet. It was sitting down or being stationary for more than 30 seconds that screwed me.
But as i could earn money easily enough i faffed about for a year before i see nhs. No joy. Had a massage and the woman noticed i had 1 leg longer than the other. Within a week of using the trolley as a van mount i was back to normal.
Apart from that nothing really. A few aches and pains which disappear as soon as i swap hands or posture.
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: weetot on October 25, 2009, 10:03:50 am: Tennis elbow injection in May (Ouch)! :'(

Went to www.physioroom.com and purchased a compression thingy for me elbow, its great now, plus the Superlite Gardiner pole helps.

Any chance of a key ring Alex for the above mention. ;D

or maybe not.
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: ccmids on October 25, 2009, 05:34:08 pm: wrist ache :(
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: martinsadie on October 25, 2009, 06:56:41 pm: Quote from: ccmids on October 25, 2009, 05:34:08 pm
wrist ache :(
thats not with cleaning windows ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 25, 2009, 07:47:17 pm: im trad, and getting sciatica, but when i do any wfp its makes it worse dont no why but its horrible, shooting pains down my right leg, and lower back just above leg

caused by wearing a tool belt and being pulled down on one side, ie ladder carrying, and bucket but why wfp hurts i dont know??

Anyone else have this??

what do you do for it? i just take pain relief , not seen anyone about it yet!
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: ccmids on October 25, 2009, 08:59:11 pm: Quote from: Stan The Man on October 25, 2009, 06:56:41 pm
Quote from: ccmids on October 25, 2009, 05:34:08 pm
wrist ache :(
thats not with cleaning windows ;D ;D ;D
it is :) why what do you sufer from ,judging by your photo stan it looks like constipation. ;D
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Simon@ Clearview contractors on October 26, 2009, 09:33:09 am: Quote from: Sean Dyer on October 25, 2009, 07:47:17 pm
im trad, and getting sciatica,

Anyone else have this??
what do you do for it? i just take pain relief , not seen anyone about it yet!

Sean, I struggle from time to time with sciatica, it's a real pain in the ar$e. Last friday it flared up something terrible, could hardly walk.

What I use(and it works streight away, everytime) is an Inversion table, got mine from ebay 18mths ago the best £80 I've EVER spent :) :) BTW glucosomine sulphat helps :)
Simon
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 26, 2009, 09:45:22 am: m ine flares up every month or so for about 3-4 days, sometimes its ok, over times i cant sleep

its hard work

i will look into that ...

thanks
Title: Re: What ailments do you have since starting with WFP.?
Post by: mark dew on October 26, 2009, 12:08:54 pm: Stretching hamstrings will relieve sciatica.