Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Prone position tips?

You'll need to support the upper body in a slight hammock shape, padded, but not too curved or it'll be confining. Then break the couch line downward slightly at the hips to get the stress off the lower back. Or, make it one size fits all and plan on the person being able to roll from left to right as aches and pains dictate. It will help if you only take girls under 25 years of age with you. They are very pliant and supple. Blondes are nice. Redheads and brunettes, too.

Vance

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From: Smyth, Alec <Alec.Smyth@compuware.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 1:44 pm
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Prone position tips?

Hi all,

Snoopy started a winter rebuild last night and will hopefully emerge quite changed, configured for two with one person lying down and the other sitting in the tower. But even with a 30 second test lying down in the stripped out cabin I can tell the person in the prone position will need an advanced degree in yoga and series of painkiller shots. Does anyone have some ergonomic lessons learned for prone crew? It may be as simple as making a cushion standard equipment, or maybe I could try to build a sort of folding table-like device in front of the viewport so that a person could rest their chest on it. Since prone positions are fairly common, I'm just wondering what folks have found works best (or at least hurts less).

Thanks,

Alec

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