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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ian Brewster 
  To: UK Tree Care 
  Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:20 AM
  Subject: The act of Tree Inspection, a safe activity or pain in the neck


  My neck creaks like an old door at the moment having just inspected over 
100 mature trees.
  The action of looking up then down to write/type the info must place wear 
and tear on the vertebra.
  Do any of you suffer with neck pains after a bout of tree inspections. 
What's the cure?

  SC I'm sure door age is an aggravating factor but in any age group I'd 
imagine that any unusual activity can produce a painful experience.  I wonder 
if an active climber who's looking up, down and all around everyday would 
experience the same discomfort.

  SC I remember my father describing WW-II bomber pilot training.  Flights 
might be 10-12 hours of looking up, down and all around for enemy aircraft.  
Their PT or "physical training" everyday included neck strengthening 
exercises.  One trainee would hold the other's head immobile while the holdee 
tried to look up, down, left, right.  The dynamic tension developed muscular 
strength and endurance.  Nowadays of course you'd go to the gym and use some 
expensive, fancy, hi-tech machine.  Hoisting beers only works arm muscles.  
But I suppose tossing peanuts up in the air and catching them in your mouth 
might work those neck muscles. 


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