By Cheri Sicard
RV driving pain—no, not the pain you feel at the pumps, but rather actual physical pain caused by prolonged driving your RV—is something rarely discussed. However, (the late) Martin from RVstreet is about to change that.
If you have ever experienced pain in your neck, back, shoulders, or rear end while driving your RV, then the video below is for you.
Martin shares his techniques and equipment to avoid and relieve his RV driving pain.
This year, Martin began to experience arm, shoulder, and neck pain while driving. The cause was a pinched nerve. It turned out that the way he was sleeping was the culprit and it was easy to fix.
Then he started to get deep tissue back pain right below the shoulders.
When he began, he found relief in, of all things, a tennis ball wrapped in a sock. Watch the video for a demo. But this was short-lived.
He also tried an electric heating pad, which might not be practical for all RVers. It also only provided temporary relief.
Ditto ibuprofen. And while CBD cream has helped his neck and shoulder pain, it did nothing for this deep back pain.
He did find a good back-stretching technique he can do while driving (see the video for a demo), but it still had limited success.
So, Martin examined what might be the cause. This leads him to research posture. That was the cause and might be the cause if you, too, are having problems.
A back support pillow he bought at Walmart helped, along with a cushion under his butt. Watch the video, as Martin will show you what to look for in order to have proper RV driving posture in order to avoid pain.
He also discusses the success he has had with a tens machine.
It took a lot of trial and experimentation, but Martin finally found a solution to his driving pain. His trial and error might help you, too, if you experience RVing driving pain.
We are sad to report that Martin has passed away since he posted this video. You can still watch all his incredibly helpful videos on his YouTube channel.
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I recently had to cut a trip short due to disc issues, I used the the Hot Hands packets as a heating element and got a lot of relief. I had seen a guy cook with them on youtube and figured they had enough heat to work, when I got home my doc said to use cold instead of heat so now i have a cold thingy in my cooler for the disc and will continue to use the Hot Hands for muscles.
Personally, I would highly recommend TENS (Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulator). You can find them for under a hundred $ on Amazon. I have been crippled with lower back pain and my TENS makes life bearable. I found if I put the pads too high on my neck it makes me nauseous. A tennis ball wrapped in a sock might be good for snoring too, if your spouse whacks you with it when you snore.
Best thing is see a Dr. For the pain he had and numbness in wife’s finger. She ended up having surgery removing and replacing two disks from her neck and replacing the disks from a cadaver in her neck and putting pins in. Now all pain is gone. Seems like miracle surgery. After my wife’s surgery our family Dr had the same surgery.