Lower back pain and playing bongos: a connection ?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:50 pm
These last several months I have been subject to an almost uninterrupted lower back pain. The pain manifests most when and after seating at a desk, after playing bongos seated, and also laying on a bed (even though mattress is new). Whereas standing up or walking is almost painless. I will be seeing my MD soon, but I thought I'd evoke this topic here.
I couldn't find on internet a direct connection between bongos playing and back pain, but there are several sites discussing back pains for drummers, such as:
https://www.totaldrummer.com/drummer-back-pain/
https://www.x8drums.com/blog/posture-an ... challenge/
My questions to the long-time and seasoned wise players here:
--- Is there a documented connection between playing bongos seated (without a bongos stand) and lower back pain ?
--- If yes, is such connection due to an incorrect posture/setup or is it a "usual" happening for such activity ?
--- Finally, when playing seated, would a bongos stand help, as far as back pain ?
I couldn't find on internet a direct connection between bongos playing and back pain, but there are several sites discussing back pains for drummers, such as:
https://www.totaldrummer.com/drummer-back-pain/
https://www.x8drums.com/blog/posture-an ... challenge/
My questions to the long-time and seasoned wise players here:
--- Is there a documented connection between playing bongos seated (without a bongos stand) and lower back pain ?
--- If yes, is such connection due to an incorrect posture/setup or is it a "usual" happening for such activity ?
--- Finally, when playing seated, would a bongos stand help, as far as back pain ?