help me sit down

[julian]

does anyone know how to sit in an office chair properly - as im turning into a hunchback

- my back and neck are becoming completly screwed the only way around it is to use a kitchen chair.

 

[rjs_essex]

Sounds like you need a decent chair! If you are hunching or slouching in a chair its not supporting your back properly...

 

[golddiggerguy]

Screen centre should be at eye level ideally too.

 

[mat]

Has anyone been on a computer so long that your arm aches all night and you cant sleep. Was crazy, only time it felt ok was if I slept with my arm out like it was holding a mouse

Not going to do that again!!!

 

[dragon]

you'll want to position your lower back close as poss to the back of the chair and you'll want to be close to the table/office desk that usually helps achieve a good posture. if in doubt go and speak to a physio they'll probably be able to explain it better in person!

 

[Edwin]

Depending on your budget, you might want to look into a Herman Miller chair. I have one from their Mirra range and it's much much better than my old generic swivel office chair was. Their Aeron range is more well-known, but having tried both in the showroom I found I preferred the back on the Mirra. Of course, that level of ergonomic prowess comes at a pretty steep price: they're famous for being A) very comfortable and B) extremely expensive...

 

[nnh]

Americans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qPTDLc5XII

 

[julian]

thanks guys -

bought this one from viking last week (£100) and I had to bin it and go back to the kitchen chair gutted..

I think ive realised the problem - im too far away from desk and im using a laptop, so im hunching over it as its low.. will sort.

In fack - might just go back to bed and work from there

HermanMiller looks very good.. serious price tags..

 

[ScottJ]

You could always get a keyboard/mouse for your laptop when your at a desk Julian to let you sit back from it.

 

[yesterday]

Listen to your mummy's advice and sit properly.

Domaining is an extreme sport!

yesterday

 

[retired_member32]

When sitting, you should stick your belly out (not too much) so the small of your back curves the right way, (or stick your arse deep into the crack of the chair - whatever does it for you to curve your back the right way) and the middle of your shoulders should be touching the roof (or aiming to anyway). Screen should be level to your eyes because if it isn't the small movements you make with your head up and down gradually grind your vertebrae in the back of your neck and trap nerves. You then wake up with tingly fingers and toes and have to change your neck position at night to untrap the nerves. (been there!)

The back of your leg behind the knees just above the join shouldn't press against the edge of the chair, cutting off the blood supply. Get a foot rest or lower your chair so there is a feeling of no pressure under the knee end of your thigh. If you put pressure under there it cuts off the blood supply and your blood stops flowing and clots, probably in your ankle. The clot flows up to your knee and gets caught. That's a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) - and you don't want a DVT (been there). If it passes the knee, next stop is the heart - that's called a coronary, (really nice), and if it slips through the heart unnoticed it gets stuck in the brain that's called a stroke, (cool man).

So listen to your mummy's advice and sit properly.

Domaining is an extreme sport!

yesterday

hell,you make me feel like throwing my pc away and taking up yoga....,i have had so many sleepless nights lately so i am glad this thread was started,i have also bought and trashed so many chairs it's frightening,i also bought an extra firm mattress and this seams to have made it worse,one thing i have noticed is when i first get in bed my back is arched that much i can fit my hand beneath my back at the bottom of my spine and that cannot be good for posture.....:-(

mark

 

[Darren]

You need this: NEC HC4900 LCD Projector - Search, Compare, and Find Great Deals at DealTime.co.uk

Wireless mouse and keyboard, nice comfortable sofa.

 

[stender]

I need new eyeballs as mine are going which Im sure is down to being on a pc 15hrs a day. Im in denile that I need glasses!

 

[Edwin]

Another "not cheap but well worth the money" tip: if you're having trouble sleeping because of stiffness or other posture problems, try and find a company that makes custom pillows.

I found one here in Tokyo, and for about 130 pounds (yen equivalent) they measured the curvature of the top of my spine and various other measurements, set me down in their test bed (literally a bed, with a pillow that they could stuff just about every which way you can imagine) and put together a pillow with multiple "pockets" inside, each filled to a different thickness so that e.g. if I sleep face up in the middle of the pillow, my head is perfectly supported, but if I turn on one side or the other, my head is again supported (if you think about it, the levels of support need to be completely different). In fact, my new pillow even has a "handedness" in that I sleep slightly differently when turned to one side or to the other, so the bags inside the left and the right parts of the pillow are stuffed just a whisker differently to take that into account.

No idea if they have the same thing in the UK, but if they do it's a great investment!

 

[retired_member32]

You need this: NEC HC4900 LCD Projector - Search, Compare, and Find Great Deals at DealTime.co.uk

Wireless mouse and keyboard, nice comfortable sofa.

nice thought,problem is i have been kicked into the spare room which is the size of a postage stamp and i would probably be on the landing before i am comfortable.....

 

[mojoco]

I have a Herman Miller Aeron chair. People rave about them.
To me it's OK, but personally I think it is overated.

My sister in law has had severe back problems and has suffered severly in the past. She swears by Posturite.

Posturite.co.uk

They will suppply the correct chair to suit you. They come to you and set the chair for your working environment and give you some education on posture etc.

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I have had various twinges caused by "computer slump".......neck, shoulder, arm etc.
I have a full body massage every 3-4 weeks. It sorts the problem out and it's a nice treat.

 

[scooter]

Time is money.

Get yourself one of these. Perfect posture, catch anything that drops.

 

[Sound]

I found this portable version for people on the move................

 

[boxerdog]

i find this the best way to stay fit and alert while on the comp

 

[cm1975]

Depending on your budget, you might want to look into a Herman Miller chair. I have one from their Mirra range and it's much much better than my old generic swivel office chair was. Their Aeron range is more well-known, but having tried both in the showroom I found I preferred the back on the Mirra. Of course, that level of ergonomic prowess comes at a pretty steep price: they're famous for being A) very comfortable and B) extremely expensive...

I've used both the Mirra and Aeron in previous jobs and my preference would be the Mirra. For me, the back of the Aeron was perhaps a bit on the firm side, but I can appreciate why someone would prefer this to the more flexible Mirra!

I miss those chairs!! :cry: