Back Support

[davedove]

I'm sure this has been discussed here somewhere before. Has anyone noticed how much support the kilt and belt provide to your back? The other day I woke up with a slightly sore back, and when I put on my kilt and belt, the soreness disappeared, only to come back when I took everything off that evening. Seems to me the kilt would be a lot more fashionable than a back brace.

[bubba]

Yup, that has come up before. I've noticed a traditional type kilt gives a great amount of support. Pretty nice bonus, isn't it.

[Riverkilt]

Perhaps the wide belt more than the kilt...?

I sit for a living. Wear kilts to work. Kilt provides the freedom, kilt belt provides the back support.

Hmmm....are we talking a doctor's Rx to wear a kilt to work here...??

Any kilted docs out there?

Ron

[Dreadbelly]

I noticed that with my Stillwater Heavy. Back hurts less when I am wearing it.

[bubba]

Even without the belt the rise of a kilt helps give extra back support. The belt adds to that.

[macgreggor]

say Ron,

if you find a doc to write THAT 'scrip, PLEASE let me know....LOL

macG

[Blu (Ontario)]

Yup, that has come up before. I've noticed a traditional type kilt gives a great amount of support. Pretty nice bonus, isn't it.

I've been an advocate of this for several years. The full rise of the traditional kilt is a definite theraputic bonus. It is most noticeable when taking the kilt off after wearing it all day. There is a pronounced and sudden release" that takes place... like your innards are gonna fall out unless you put it back on!

I guess the answer is... don't take it off!

[davedove]

say Ron,

if you find a doc to write THAT 'scrip, PLEASE let me know....LOL

macG

Then if we can only get insurance plans to cover it...

[Sciuropterus]

In the long run, back support belts make you weaker, eventually you need one all the time.

http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1997070403.shtml

If you have a sore lower back, consider weight training, especially deadlifts with proper form. You will be amazed how quickly you feel better. I did, anyway!

Quoted from NIOSH (Nat'l Institute for Occupational Safety & Health):
"(NIOSH...), does not recommend the use of back belts to prevent injuries among workers who have never been injured.* If you or your workers are wearing back belts as protective equipment against back injury, you should be aware of the lack of scientific evidence supporting their use."

[Barb T.]

Just another two cents about the support that kilts provide. If you play the pipes and are playing a hard reed, a good tight kilt with a snug belt makes it easier to play because you have something to push against! Lots of benefits.

Barb