Sitting On A Yoga Ball ?
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I haven't, but there are some chair threads with posts from people who have. Search for "Aeron" and I'm sure you'll find one.
My objections are that they're too small and that they're not Aerons.
My objections are that they're too small and that they're not Aerons.
And they don't have armrests, which are important for my psychological and physical well-being.
chillbot
Sock Muppet
Also search for "swopper". And if you need arm rests like Nick search for "ergorests".
Ultimately sitting on a ball or swopper is good for you and will strengthen your core and back. But you can't do it for too long and could damage your back if you try to do too much too quickly. Start with maybe 20 min on, 1 hour off, work up to 1 hour on, 2 hours off, etc.
Ultimately sitting on a ball or swopper is good for you and will strengthen your core and back. But you can't do it for too long and could damage your back if you try to do too much too quickly. Start with maybe 20 min on, 1 hour off, work up to 1 hour on, 2 hours off, etc.
I have an Aeron and a Swopper, and my wife and daughter (who's flown the coop) both have Swoppers.
They both like the Swopper. My only problem with it is that its cushion isn't plush enough - it hurts my rear end after half an hour, so I use the Aeron. The lack of armrests isn't a problem if I put my forearms on my desk, i.e. I can make it work, but I do use the armrests on the Aeron.
Are there yoga balls that are high/big enough? For comparison, my chair is roughly 21" above the floor (1/2" lower if the carpet weren't cut out where it is). That's compressed.
They both like the Swopper. My only problem with it is that its cushion isn't plush enough - it hurts my rear end after half an hour, so I use the Aeron. The lack of armrests isn't a problem if I put my forearms on my desk, i.e. I can make it work, but I do use the armrests on the Aeron.
Are there yoga balls that are high/big enough? For comparison, my chair is roughly 21" above the floor (1/2" lower if the carpet weren't cut out where it is). That's compressed.
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Peaky Blinder
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I'm going to try a Wobble stool.
That looks like a rich man's Swopper - rich because you still have your fortune after buying it. 
Don't torture your back, get something like that :
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Ronny D. Ana
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No, i have not. So if this is really the question, do not read on,
but ...
You should change your position while sitting very frequently, your are a human being - definitely not designed to sit - so accept that. Sitting on a yoga ball should be fine for 30 minutes or so than you have to change position. Sitting on a high sophisticated expensive chair is fine for 30 minutes or so than you have to change position. Some chairs let you change position in a way that you can stay for 60 or even 90 minutes but the reality is, as I said, you should change your position while sitting very frequently.
I do not think there is much more to say, the conclusion is that we have a bad situation regarding our jobs and the only thing we can do against it is: keep moving
I have a table adjustable for height and a chair adjustable for height and a yoga ball (called Pezi Ball here) and, most important, the advice from many (independent!) physiotherapists: keep moving, do not invest money in expensive chairs.
but ...
You should change your position while sitting very frequently, your are a human being - definitely not designed to sit - so accept that. Sitting on a yoga ball should be fine for 30 minutes or so than you have to change position. Sitting on a high sophisticated expensive chair is fine for 30 minutes or so than you have to change position. Some chairs let you change position in a way that you can stay for 60 or even 90 minutes but the reality is, as I said, you should change your position while sitting very frequently.
I do not think there is much more to say, the conclusion is that we have a bad situation regarding our jobs and the only thing we can do against it is: keep moving
I have a table adjustable for height and a chair adjustable for height and a yoga ball (called Pezi Ball here) and, most important, the advice from many (independent!) physiotherapists: keep moving, do not invest money in expensive chairs.
Ryan Fultz
Active Member
I will forever insist that this endless search for ways to fix our issues of sitting for long periods of time will be solved for every healthy bodied individual by starting resistance training of some kind.
"Magically" when my squat got over 315lbs and my deadlift over 405lbs all my wrist pain, my back pain, my anything pain, went away. The most current research on pain and how to treat it is all saying in most cases... get stronger.
Assuming you don't have a physical reason why this is not possible, start working out with some sort of resistance training today, I can't properly express how transformative it has been.
I'm stronger, healthier, live pain free from issues that plagued me for years, and am able to write more frequently and more focused by having something away from music that recharges me and makes my physical and mental endurance stronger for the writing process.
But all that said, I spent $200 on a $400 chair on a black friday and it was one of the best investments I made, be comfy while you work.
"Magically" when my squat got over 315lbs and my deadlift over 405lbs all my wrist pain, my back pain, my anything pain, went away. The most current research on pain and how to treat it is all saying in most cases... get stronger.
Assuming you don't have a physical reason why this is not possible, start working out with some sort of resistance training today, I can't properly express how transformative it has been.
I'm stronger, healthier, live pain free from issues that plagued me for years, and am able to write more frequently and more focused by having something away from music that recharges me and makes my physical and mental endurance stronger for the writing process.
But all that said, I spent $200 on a $400 chair on a black friday and it was one of the best investments I made, be comfy while you work.
I have reached the conclusion that there are no really good off the shelf solutions for me and I just have to experiment and possibly custom built something that fits my needs. E.g. I have a ~500,- Euro chair and it felt fine in the store but longterm use exposed it as being worse than possibly every other chair I ever owned. It's just not finely adjustable enough. Right now I'm sitting on an Ikea Karljan chair that I have propped up with after-market furniture-legs to make it high enough for my table:
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I'm interested in resources (both knowledge and things) for generic "furniture hacks", preferably ikea-related. I have a Poäng armchair that absolutely is killing my neck and I'm thinking there has to be some way to customize it to make it work for me.
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I'm interested in resources (both knowledge and things) for generic "furniture hacks", preferably ikea-related. I have a Poäng armchair that absolutely is killing my neck and I'm thinking there has to be some way to customize it to make it work for me.
Ronny D. Ana
Active Member
I guess what I am saying is controversial but: keep moving!!!keep moving!!!keep moving!!!
Talk with your or with any physiotherapist which is not bound to any company, that's important cause "company dictates" as we all know.
And should you have a 900 bugs chair and and are satisfied with it:
Either you are individual lucky or you are like most of us: too proud to declare an expensive purchasing a wrong decision.
I don't think that's very controversial at all. Controversial is the theory that strength training excercises for your back make the root-cause of back-pain worse.
I've somewhat given up on medical professionals being able to help me, because I've worked with them for years. They simply lack the tools to gain deep enough insight into your life to recommend the exact changes needed to improve your symptoms. You have to learn about anatomy, pay attention to what you do and figure out the bad patterns yourself, then correct if possible. Some of the stuff that I found out is bad for me was approved as "should be fine" by them and something that one doc recommended as "fix" was questioned as "damaging" by others and myself. Something that was "only fixable with rest" according to one doc turned out (in my case at least) to be "only fixable with highly specific and painful stretching" by someone else. There simply is no real consensus in the field. On the bottom line "keep moving" being a net benefit for most is the one thing I can think of that there seems to be an agreement on among doctors and therapists.
Like I said, I'm unhappy with my ~500,- Euro chair and don't think I could solve this problem with just throwing more money at it, or else I would. I'd almost argue you get more valuable knowledge from buying half a dozen cheap but wildly different chairs than buying one fancy one and hoping for the best.
One of the better ones I had was "kneeling chair", similar to this:
I have bad knees though and it wasn't really ideal in the end. If I had the space I might switch between more different chairs, but my room is too small to have a huge variety here and also I haven't found a good way yet to remind myself of such things without breaking flow when I'm working on something.
By the way, armrests were bad for me. The ones on my expensive chair gave me neural pain issues from pressing on nerves near the elbow and I had to remove them. Never looked back.
dzilizzi
Senior Member
+1 on the get rid of the arms. After a few injuries, half of my hands go numb when I lean on my elbows.
I'm currently getting by with a shop chair that I got from Costco. It sits higher than my normal chair but not as high as the barstool I was using. This way I have a standing height desk but can sit when I need to. I mostly work from home. When I travel for work, I find I really miss the ability to stand while working. I tend to move more when standing, which is also good.
There are times when I really miss my old retail job. I was always moving and it could be very physical. I don't miss the pay though.
I'm currently getting by with a shop chair that I got from Costco. It sits higher than my normal chair but not as high as the barstool I was using. This way I have a standing height desk but can sit when I need to. I mostly work from home. When I travel for work, I find I really miss the ability to stand while working. I tend to move more when standing, which is also good.
There are times when I really miss my old retail job. I was always moving and it could be very physical. I don't miss the pay though.
chimuelo
Star Of Stage & Screen
I stand when I perform, always sitting is just not in the mix.
I trained Martual Arts as a kid, stretched while watching movies, it became a way of life.
Now I do dumbbells while transferring 60GB Files or watching upgrades.
Jeez, when I’m early for rehearsals I break out the window cleaners and apholstry kit.
There’s just no future in sitting for me.
When I sit I either eat, shit or drive.
That’s it.
I trained Martual Arts as a kid, stretched while watching movies, it became a way of life.
Now I do dumbbells while transferring 60GB Files or watching upgrades.
Jeez, when I’m early for rehearsals I break out the window cleaners and apholstry kit.
There’s just no future in sitting for me.
When I sit I either eat, shit or drive.
That’s it.
paularthur
Storyteller
Tried it but I've been thinking about a standing desk now.
kgdrum
“Making a mess & calling it Art is where it’s at!”
@dzlizzi
I’ve been dealing with numbness in the left side of my left hand(pinky and 4th finger)
I have a question for you: how did you get it to go away???? and how long did it take to go away?
I’ve had this for almost 4 months.I went to a neurologist 4 or 5 weeks ago and she suggested the same(don’t lean on the elbow) & also recommended not to go w/a surgical approach (ulnar nerve is too tricky).
I’ve been diligent about not leaning on the elbow but it’s still there and so damn annoying! Is that all you had to do?
Thanks
dzilizzi
Senior Member
That is about all you can do. Once the Ulnar nerve has been injured it tends to get irritated very quickly. I was thinking about getting a brace, but I can't find one that doesn't look like it will bother me more than it helps. It is worse when I sleep because I can't really control my position. Otherwise, I just try not to put any pressure on it.
