Recent content by Sacha O.

Just a quick message to say that since this summer, I have drawn A LOT. There was pain in the begining, but soon enough, it was gone. I draw, I work on the computer, and everything is fine. You were right Ellen, I did recover :)

Two days ago, my right arm started to hurt. I’m back on woking on a comic book, and I’m working full time on it. I haven’t drawn with the tools I’m using since I started to get better, a year ago. When the pain was at its worst, my back, shoulders, neck and arm were hurting. It was hard, but I...

Hello Donavan, Right now, I have 0% pain. I wish I could tell you how it happened, but I don't know. I have been stuck at 80% for a while : it was better, but I was still feeling some pain and stiffness. I worked hard to decondition (?) myself from feeling pain during computer work. Each step...

Hello ! So here's an update on my condition : I consider myself healded. Not at a 100% level, since I still have to deal with panic attack symptoms (chest pain, fast breathing) as well as some mild arm pain from time to time, when I am stressed. But let's just say pain doesn't rule my life...

Yesterday I had the intention to make an update about my recovery on this forum. This morning, I woke up with my right trapezius in pain... yay ! In almost four months, I feel I made some progress. Some days are pain free, some are not. What makes me crazy is that the pain continues to move...

Hello Jaromir, My experience is similar to yours. My pain is (was ?) located in my arms (the right one in the beginning, then both), my neck, my shoulders and my upper back. I was told is was related to my computer use as well as my work as an illustrator. I started physical therapy, but my...

Thank you for your answer, hecate ! I forgot to say I did some heavy lifting during my cleaning, and was maybe a little pissed (ok, a lot) since the studio was disgusting with fruit flies all over the place, due to the fact that nobody ever cleans after themselves ! Anyhow, it is still unlikely...

Quick update on my progress : I've been doing so good since this post. No pain for almost two weeks ! Then this morning, I woke up to a huge pain in my left shoulder. I tried to understand why. Yesterday I did a lot of cleaning in my shared studio. Maybe I injured myself doing the cleaning ? I...

Hang on, you'll get there. I know what you mean when you say there's not enough time in the day. I was worrying so much about not following exactly everything the SEP recommended + doing meditation + doing sport, etc. Then, I decided after a moment to just enjoy my day, and have fun despite the...

Hi plum, I've read a few post on this thread, and seeing it was talking about painful trigger points, I did not dig in. Thank you for pointing me @Richsimm22's post : it makes a lot of sense to me. I recall a friend who liked to massage me. He was always telling me I had a couple of knots ins my...

Hi everyone ! I’ve notice I have some « tension points » on my back. Anytime someone is massaging me, if they press on certain muscles on my back, I have some sort of spasm. It’s not painful, but my body suddenly tense itself and I’m like : whoah, don’t touch that !! Does anybody have the same...