Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Sort of.

I'm not as young as I once was and my heavy shooting schedule is starting to take a toll on my back. Then to add insult to injury, I come home with a back that is killing me, only to sit down and get online to hurt it some more along with my wrists.

In the USA I always had Herman Miller chairs or knock-offs of them. Everywhere I worked. (God bless Herman Miller and his copy cats) Now in Thailand, I am unable to find such a chair that isn't a total piece of cheap, Thai crap that would fall apart within a week.

It's (back pain) starting to dictate how I spend my day and I don't like it. A few more years of this and I will be in a wheelchair I'm pretty sure. Could be a mix of bad genetics and not bending properly when I shoot. Maybe I'm just out of shape and my stomach and back muscles are not support me well. Dunno. I try to bend at the knees and not the back, but when I'm finished shooting say 2 hardcore scenes, that night my back is pretty wasted and I feel like I was hit by a truck when I wake up the next morning.

I'd like to hear from some other producers who shoot video a lot, how they deal with this issue, or if it's an issue at all. Anyone ever try weight lifting belts or the back braces they use at warehouses to lift boxes?