Commuter Elbow?

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   I make the commute to and from Richmond 3-5 days per week for...too many years now. I take off shoes and put on sandles for the drive home.  My right foot is definately a problem, cruise control helps, but only for the stretch of 95 south of Fredricksburg.  Haven't noted back problems, but thanks for the suggestion.

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Galah Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Galah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 5:49pm
	I make the commute to and from Richmond 3-5 days per week for...too many years now. I take off shoes and put on sandles for the drive home. My right foot is definately a problem, cruise control helps, but only for the stretch of 95 south of Fredricksburg. Haven't noted back problems, but thanks for the suggestion.

Sticky Bandaid Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sticky Bandaid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 12:48pm
	I drive (and pick up slugs) from Spotsylvania to DC and back again. One way is now over 2 hours. By the time I get home I have a real problem unfolding myself, and my right leg is pooped.

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 12:29pm
	I have family in Binghamton! That is a LONG drive! Slug'n till 2010 (when the HOT lanes roll in)

darkprime Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote darkprime Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 11:59am
	I know when I drive 6 hours to visit my family in Binghamton, NY that I have minor aches in my lower back (which go away after getting up to walk around) and maybe some soreness in my driving arm shoulder, which too goes away.

EricWeissWashPost Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: DC Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote EricWeissWashPost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 11:45am
	What about drivers? I am interviewing folks at OSHA and NIOSH about driving-related problems such as lower back pain and other ailments that are common in truck drivers. Do you long-distance commuters notice anything or feel worse/better?

n/a Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote n/a Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 2:12pm
	Since slugging involves, well, riding in the passenger seat, there is not much opportunity for injury (save the occasional eardrum damage from a loud radio or an overly-talkative driver). I have recently felt an increased level of stress when I learn how our elected representives and the appointed officials at VDOT are screwing every tax-paying VA resident out of our right to drive the very roads that our tax dollars paid to build and currently pay to maintain by selling out to toll-road developers. I can feel my blood pressure rising even now!

Galah Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Galah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 1:55pm
	Honestly not sure, I've been a long distance commuter for a number of years and noticed that I feel better when I don't do it so frequently, but never thought to ask a doctor.

SpongeBob Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote SpongeBob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 12:13pm
	dickboyd, he's not a troll. Or at least there is an actual Eric Weiss traffic reporter at the Post. This, from last week's Post Online Transportation Forum: "Kingstowne, Va.: re: "privatizing" roads -- How many of my tax dollars will be refunded (or not have to be paid) if the state absolves itself from providing this public service? Would it be cheaper for ME in the long run to have the state build our roads or a private company? I'm assuming the company would have some rights in collecting fees and could charge what they wanted. Thanks. Eric Weiss: Hmmm. I guess if you take a toll road, you pay twice, once in state taxes and second on a toll. If you don't take a toll road regularly, you pay lower state and gas taxes. So the goring depends on the route your particular ox takes. In the plans considered for the Capital Beltway and I-395/95, tolls would fluctuate based on the amount of traffic in order to keep lanes moving. In other cases, such as the Dulles Greenway, toll rate increases have to be approved by a state board."

EricWeissWashPost Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: DC Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote EricWeissWashPost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 11:06am
	Wondering if long-distance commuters are showing the same back/neck and other problems that truckers get. How about "clutch calf''?

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2006 at 9:12am
	How do you expect a serious answer for a question like that? Slug'n till 2010 (when the HOT lanes roll in)