Worst Audio Injury !!

@passthedutchie,

"Haven’t (badly) hurt my back yet but it’s probably just a matter of time with 130-pound stereo speakers, a 110-pound solid-state amp (with dangerously sharp heatsinks), and subwoofers that are well over a hundred pounds each."


Err..with those kind of weights involved, it’s definitely only a matter of time.

My speakers only weigh 32.5kg each but each passing year they seem to be getting heavier.

My advice is DO NOT INJURE YOUR BACK.

Do all the stretching / yoga /McKenzie manoeuvre exercises you can beforehand.

Once your back goes, it can have a cumulative effect on your knees and ankles.

YOU DON’T WANT TO GO THERE.

Coming back from a back injury is one long hard trek. There’s far better things you would rather be doing with your time.

I keep weight belts in prominent easily accessible and easily seen places, so I don't lose track of them and have no excuse for not using one...when looking to move any gear over 50-60lbs or so.

Yes!  Lifting my speakers into my car heading back to school...hit me the next day like a ton of bricks!

@jccampbellii,

Yes, the dreaded delay is one of the worst things about back injuries.

You can go to bed feeling fine totally unsuspecting the spinal locking up that can happen 24 or even 48 hours later.

Sometimes this will be accompanied by chronic pain in your lower back or legs together with an awful cold sweat as your body takes over in a primal way to prevent you doing any further damage to yourself.

I find that pulling in my stomach muscles can offer some protection before lifting the odd 25kg bag of potatoes or moving the 35kg Tannoy Berkeley.

03-09-2021 11:05am@jccampbellii,

Yes, the dreaded delay is one of the worst things about back injuries.

You can go to bed feeling fine totally unsuspecting the spinal locking up that can happen 24 or even 48 hours later.

Sometimes this will be accompanied by chronic pain in your lower back or legs together with an awful cold sweat as your body takes over in a primal way to prevent you doing any further damage to yourself.

I find that pulling in my stomach muscles can offer some protection before lifting the odd 25kg bag of potatoes or moving the 35kg Tannoy Berkeley.

Yep--nothing like it.  Even to this day my back will "lock up" if I spent too long bending...
A heating pad on for 20 minutes is one of the best things...I have even read that it is recommended by doctors as the best, to help the back.  About 25 years ago I got smart and bought a 2 wheeled moving cart...I use it for anything with heft--this includes stacking my stereo and moving it all at once, rather than several small trips.  Moving several smaller things (again, bending) can be as brutal to me as one heavy lift.  Now, I lift with my cart, gravity and leverage and not my back!