i realize this is probably a very unique problem that most people wont have to face
i'm a drummer (if you couldnt tell by the name & avatar)...and occasionally i'll be at rehearsal, or playing a gig, and somehow my entire crotch goes numb...
i've figured most of it out, it has to do with the throne (we call our seat a 'throne' (drummers are cocky ))...it seems that however im sitting on it, its just cutting off a blood vessel & stopping the flow to that area of my body...the problem is that i havent been able to figure out just what i'm doing...i've tried to sit closer to the edge of the seat, tried to sit further back, tried right in the middle...and nothing seems to work...and there's no pain, no feeling of pins-and-needles like when your arm or leg fall asleep...its just a very bizarre situation when my hand goes to adjust and there's no sensation...its actually frightening, in a primal psychological sense...at least my brain is able to register the feeling on my hand to reassure me that everything is still there
so, any other drummers out there have suggestions? i generally just use a simple round throne, i never feel comfortable on the contoured ones...
i'm a drummer (if you couldnt tell by the name & avatar)...and occasionally i'll be at rehearsal, or playing a gig, and somehow my entire crotch goes numb...
i've figured most of it out, it has to do with the throne (we call our seat a 'throne' (drummers are cocky ))...it seems that however im sitting on it, its just cutting off a blood vessel & stopping the flow to that area of my body...the problem is that i havent been able to figure out just what i'm doing...i've tried to sit closer to the edge of the seat, tried to sit further back, tried right in the middle...and nothing seems to work...and there's no pain, no feeling of pins-and-needles like when your arm or leg fall asleep...its just a very bizarre situation when my hand goes to adjust and there's no sensation...its actually frightening, in a primal psychological sense...at least my brain is able to register the feeling on my hand to reassure me that everything is still there
so, any other drummers out there have suggestions? i generally just use a simple round throne, i never feel comfortable on the contoured ones...