Comments on: Back Pain, Good Posture and Kayak Fishing http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/ Kayak Fishing and Paddling - The New Standard in Fishing Kayaks. Fishing Kayak Reviews, and Kayak Fishing Trip Reports, Movies, Pictures and Articles By and For Kayak Anglers. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Cole http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-851 Cole Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:56:55 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-851 I think most people who read paddling or kayak fishing magazines these days do it either because it's a habit, or because they're looking for some entertainment. It's hard for me to imagine anybody searching for serious information in those magazines - not with nearly all US homes connected to the Internet, and most of them having some kind of high speed connection. Cole I think most people who read paddling or kayak fishing magazines these days do it either because it’s a habit, or because they’re looking for some entertainment. It’s hard for me to imagine anybody searching for serious information in those magazines - not with nearly all US homes connected to the Internet, and most of them having some kind of high speed connection.
Cole

]]> By: Paddlin' bum http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-850 Paddlin' bum Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:14:27 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-850 It's all about credibility: By not covering the Wavewalk kayak phenomenon those magazines undermine their own credibility as professional media. Their readers who learn about wavewalk's kayak ask themselves why they didn't get to read about it in the magazine, and people who already know the w yak and come across one of those magazines wonder why it doesn't cover this story. I wonder if those magazines can really afford to disregard interesting stories such as this one, when everybody knows that printed media is losing ground to the web as a source of information, and it's also losing advertisers because of that. Bum P. It’s all about credibility:
By not covering the Wavewalk kayak phenomenon those magazines undermine their own credibility as professional media.
Their readers who learn about wavewalk’s kayak ask themselves why they didn’t get to read about it in the magazine, and people who already know the w yak and come across one of those magazines wonder why it doesn’t cover this story.
I wonder if those magazines can really afford to disregard interesting stories such as this one, when everybody knows that printed media is losing ground to the web as a source of information, and it’s also losing advertisers because of that.
Bum P.

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-833 admin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:48:27 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-833 The fact that people feel better and have more fun when they paddle their W kayaks and fish from them is what matters to me the most. This is what I consider to be a real achievement. :) Yoav The fact that people feel better and have more fun when they paddle their W kayaks and fish from them is what matters to me the most. This is what I consider to be a real achievement.
:)
Yoav

]]> By: I'll have to agree http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-830 I'll have to agree Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:12:19 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-830 I am a perfect example of the typical person with lower back problem and leg problems. After sitting in a standard yak for more then 2 hours, I can not get out of one. Muscle spasms in my legs and lower back are no longer a problem in my Wave Walk. I can fish all day, and still be able to walk out of my WW. I am a perfect example of the typical person with lower back problem
and leg problems.
After sitting in a standard yak for more then 2 hours, I can not get out of one.
Muscle spasms in my legs and lower back are no longer a problem in my Wave Walk.
I can fish all day, and still be able to walk out of my WW.

]]> By: April Leder http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-821 April Leder Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:36:29 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-821 I happen to read some of them, and this is why I don't like the way they cover certain things. I also find there's too much covert advertising in them for my liking. April I happen to read some of them, and this is why I don’t like the way they cover certain things. I also find there’s too much covert advertising in them for my liking.
April

]]> By: Warren http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-820 Warren Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:30:27 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-820 Who reads those magazines anyway?? Who reads those magazines anyway??

]]> By: Graham Rubens http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-819 Graham Rubens Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:29:06 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-819 Having to make a living is not an excuse. These guys' job is to cover paddling and everything related to it, and they clearly fail to do so. People trust them to do an honest journalist's work, and if they don't do it they deserve to be neither trusted nor respected. Graham Having to make a living is not an excuse. These guys’ job is to cover paddling and everything related to it, and they clearly fail to do so.
People trust them to do an honest journalist’s work, and if they don’t do it they deserve to be neither trusted nor respected.
Graham

]]> By: Quebec Seakayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-818 Quebec Seakayaker Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:22:31 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-818 Ah, the paddling media again... These people don't even pretend to be impartial or relevant. They just try to hang in there and keep their publications going in an age when printed magazines are quasi obsolete. Q.S. Ah, the paddling media again… These people don’t even pretend to be impartial or relevant. They just try to hang in there and keep their publications going in an age when printed magazines are quasi obsolete.
Q.S.

]]> By: Pete http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-817 Pete Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:09:14 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-817 April, biting the hand that feeds you is impolite, and in case of the paddling magazines it means that mentioning discomfort and injuries would be bad for business since they depend on advertising dollars that come mainly from kayak manufacturers. Pete April, biting the hand that feeds you is impolite, and in case of the paddling magazines it means that mentioning discomfort and injuries would be bad for business since they depend on advertising dollars that come mainly from kayak manufacturers.
Pete

]]> By: April Leder http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-816 April Leder Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:03:10 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-816 One of the articles mentions torsion as a frequent cause for back injuries, and in classic kayaking we do extensive, repeated torsion. In fact, this paddling style is based on torsion. I wonder why kayaking magazines don't talk about this. April One of the articles mentions torsion as a frequent cause for back injuries, and in classic kayaking we do extensive, repeated torsion. In fact, this paddling style is based on torsion.
I wonder why kayaking magazines don’t talk about this.
April

]]> By: Soul-Kayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-815 Soul-Kayaker Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:53:18 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-815 Interesting! The second article also says this: -Injuries are a common cause of back pain. The most common types of injury that result in back pain are strains (injury caused by overuse or misuse) and sprains (injury to a ligament caused by excessive movement of a joint). Interesting! The second article also says this: -Injuries are a common cause of back pain. The most common types of injury that result in back pain are strains (injury caused by overuse or misuse) and sprains (injury to a ligament caused by excessive movement of a joint).

]]> By: admin http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-814 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:47:47 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-814 I found this article: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/byname/mechanical-low-back-pain.htm Quote: "Frequency - United States The lifetime prevalence of mechanical LBP [Lower Back Pain] in the United States is 60-80%. The prevalence of serious mechanical LBP (persisting > 2 wk) is 14%. The prevalence of true sciatica (pain radiating down one or both legs) is approximately 2%. Of all cases of mechanical LBP, 70% are due to lumbar strain or sprain, 10% are due to age-related degenerative changes in disks and facets, 4% are due to herniated disks, 4% are due to osteoporotic compression fractures, and 3% are due to spinal stenosis. All other causes account for less than 1% of cases. Mechanical LBP is the most common cause of work-related disability in persons younger than 45 years in the United States." According to this article: http://www.cinn.org/spine/backache.html quote: "Low back pain is a very common problem. The lifetime prevalence (prevalence refers to the number of people in a particular population who have complaints over a given period of time) of patients with back pain in the United States is about 90 percent. Low back pain is the second most common cause of visits to the doctor's office after cold and flu. Low back pain is also a common reason for trips to the emergency room. It has been estimated that between 30 and 60 percent of the U.S. population will experience some form of low back pain in any given year." Yoav I found this article: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/byname/mechanical-low-back-pain.htm
Quote:
“Frequency - United States
The lifetime prevalence of mechanical LBP [Lower Back Pain] in the United States is 60-80%. The prevalence of serious mechanical LBP (persisting > 2 wk) is 14%. The prevalence of true sciatica (pain radiating down one or both legs) is approximately 2%.
Of all cases of mechanical LBP, 70% are due to lumbar strain or sprain, 10% are due to age-related degenerative changes in disks and facets, 4% are due to herniated disks, 4% are due to osteoporotic compression fractures, and 3% are due to spinal stenosis. All other causes account for less than 1% of cases.
Mechanical LBP is the most common cause of work-related disability in persons younger than 45 years in the United States.”

According to this article: http://www.cinn.org/spine/backache.html quote: “Low back pain is a very common problem. The lifetime prevalence (prevalence refers to the number of people in a particular population who have complaints over a given period of time) of patients with back pain in the United States is about 90 percent. Low back pain is the second most common cause of visits to the doctor’s office after cold and flu. Low back pain is also a common reason for trips to the emergency room. It has been estimated that between 30 and 60 percent of the U.S. population will experience some form of low back pain in any given year.”

Yoav

]]> By: Quebec Seakayaker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-813 Quebec Seakayaker Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:33:13 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-813 Any statistics about the North American population? Q.S. Any statistics about the North American population?
Q.S.

]]> By: Jeffrey McGovern http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/08/20/back-pain-good-posture-and-kayak-fishing/#comment-812 Jeffrey McGovern Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:05:12 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-812 Hi Yoav, The issue I had with sciatic pain was helped a great deal through using my W. A few months back it was painful just to drive the car very far. The riding position in the W along with the paddling motion gave me a load of relief. I have to agree about the potential pain concerns with the "normal" sitting position in a sit on top boat. Watching some of the older folks getting out of them after hours in the boat indicates the position they were in was not all that wonderful. If only we could get someone to prescribe the W as therapy, that would be great since you could fish and recover at the same time. Take Care, Jeff Hi Yoav,
The issue I had with sciatic pain was helped a great deal through using my W. A few months back it was painful just to drive the car very far. The riding position in the W along with the paddling motion gave me a load of relief. I have to agree about the potential pain concerns with the “normal” sitting position in a sit on top boat. Watching some of the older folks getting out of them after hours in the boat indicates the position they were in was not all that wonderful. If only we could get someone to prescribe the W as therapy, that would be great since you could fish and recover at the same time.

Take Care, Jeff

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