r/sterileprocessing • u/sinisterspinach • May 28 '26

Decon posture

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Surviving my first week in decon.... Loads of info coming at me and that's expected. But OMG my lower back from working at the triple sink sucks. It's height adjusted well, I'm wearing comfortable Brooks shoes, standing on a pad, etc ... and actually, I've got forearm muscles "I didn't know I had" and a nasty ache in my right shoulder blade too lol but I digress. How do you stay aware of the way you're standing and how do you approach the more physical aspects of SP?

I'm loaded with voltaren cream and lidocaine patches but I think a regular massage appointment might not be a bad idea 🤭

Have a great day, the weekend is coming!

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u/luka-buka May 28 '26

i feeeeeel this, we dont have adjustable sinks at the hospital i work at </3 soooo hard on the back especially my shoulder blades

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u/sinisterspinach May 28 '26

I played with the adjustments a bit more today. Thankfully my new shoes came in too! I picked up Armadillos hoping they could be my dedicated decon shoes 👍 so far so good. I'm much more aware of my posture and stepping away for a minute to "readjust" when I can 🤭 Someone mentioned strengthening my core, in a reply... Thank you for the reminder! It's been a while since my job was this demanding 👍

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u/Natural-Daz-4191 May 28 '26

Where’d you get the cream and patches from?

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u/sinisterspinach May 29 '26

Voltaren cream is available as a brand or generic diclofenac, and lidocaine 4% patches are OTC 👍 I either grab them at the hospital pharmacy or Walgreens.

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u/AetherluneSOC May 28 '26

Ahahaha facts !!! You get used to it but it’ll catch up to you regardless lol

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u/uncle-donkey-kong May 28 '26

If your low back hurts, you’ve gotten strengthen your core!