Switching between right and left handed carry due to over use. Have you done it?
I was wondering if anyone else has done this before and if some of our folks with med/physiology backgrounds have an opinion on my current plan of action here.
Years of carrying aiwb for 10–15 hours a day (usually only at work for 10hrs) while doing physical labor is I think starting to cause some lower back issues. Notably, on the left-side opposite my firearm. I’ve been experiencing a good bit of muscle soreness/ tightness that I belienve is related to my gun limiting the amount I can bend over on the right side. That means that every time I bend over my left side bends further and all the little and big stabalizer muscles end up doing more work than those on my right side.
In addition to doing some supplementary strengthening exercises I’m thinking that it would be a good idea to alternate carrying left handed some. I was thinking of changing either weekly or every 2 weeks. I’m afraid that no matter how much time I spend with supplemental exercises I’ll never be able to keep up with basically wearing a movement limiting back brace all day long. I’m not afraid of putting in more work left handed, and think it would probably be a bonus for my current interest level in shooting.
So Good idea/Bad idea? Thoughts or concerns are all welcome