Anti Fatigue Mat For Live Shows & Rehearsals

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Charvel1975

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Hello everyone, so the cover band I'm in we do long shows and I believe it is sciatica and my lower back and left leg, sometimes both legs, get in extreme pain and sometimes completely numb when playing out or rehearsals and I was going to get an Anti Fatigue Mat and wanted your input as I'm looking to get one this week because we have shows next Tuesday and Saturday. I play guitar and have in front of me a pedalboard, not too large and wedge floor monitor and then my mic stand is usually placed off to the front side of my monitor.

Anyone have experience with these and what size, brand, material, etc do you recommend? Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
 
We have several in our kitchen that are made for kitchen work. Wife loves them. One was from Costco, the others maybe from Amazon. I think I looked at the Amazon ones and just tried to judge the quality. They were all around $40.

You can also look at ones made for standing desks. Our office has a lot of Varidesk users and the Varidesk mats are quite cushy.
 
OP, are you wearing good shoes? Orthotic insoles made a world of difference for me, back & legs as well as feet.

I saw the original Discipline tour, with Buford & Belew. It blew me away. Still have the T-shirt.
Was able to catch the Beat tour the next year too. Small miracles, both, given my gigging schedule at the time.
 
Our other guitar player uses one like store cashiers have. He likes it.

Second comment - this is very potentially a posture/strength issue. Standing static on heels, locking knees, spine bent....could be a lot of not-good physical things going on there...
 
I love playing guitar while sitting. Vastly prefer it over standing, and strongly considering sitting for the looper shows I'm booking... but then, image is not a concern with this project. It is for others, and the audience expects performers to stand.
 
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