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Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by graeme »

klondike_klive wrote: post #52

Another recommendation from me - over the course of maybe a year I went from sleeping with two pillows, to one tucked into my neck, to none at all, and found my longstanding cricked neck problems pretty much went away. For ages I had suspected that something was wrong in my bed, but couldn't work out what it was, the only way I could describe it was I felt like I was "wallowing". Getting a soft mattress topper turned…

Do you sleep on your back or your side with no pillow?

If on your side, how do you stop your head from dangling sideways? (Since should is lower than neck is)

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by Arrath »

graeme wrote: post #61
klondike_klive wrote: post #52

Another recommendation from me - over the course of maybe a year I went from sleeping with two pillows, to one tucked into my neck, to none at all, and found my longstanding cricked neck problems pretty much went away. For ages I had suspected that something was wrong in my bed, but couldn't work out what it was, the only way I could describe it was I felt like I was "wallowing". Getting a soft mattress topper turned…

Do you sleep on your back or your side with no pillow? If on your side, how do you stop your head from dangling sideways? (Since should is lower than neck is)

For me, I often sleep on my arm as it makes a great pillow.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by NoPicklez »

I'm one of the lucky few (Australia) who have been working back in their office in around October last year.

But my takeaway is that the purchase of a proper ergonomic chair at home has been an absolute game changer for when I am on the PC at home. Secondary ensuring I can keep my monitors at eye level to prevent neck problems.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by [deleted] »

mtalantikite wrote: post #47
scsilver wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ive taken up Bouldering as a sport that is super compatible with WFH in a city. You can go to the gym, and interleave shoulder and core excersizes with coding sessions. I did this before the pandemic and am not in the city now, but when I go back, its a great way to stay in shape in that environment. Rings are a cheap and portable excersize tool as well.

Yeah I'd like to get into bouldering more, I have friends that are way into it and they're in great shape from it. Those hangboards are no joke as well, really great for building strength and endurance.

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Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by sumedh »

NoPicklez wrote: post #64

I'm one of the lucky few (Australia) who have been working back in their office in around October last year. But my takeaway is that the purchase of a proper ergonomic chair at home has been an absolute game changer for when I am on the PC at home. Secondary ensuring I can keep my monitors at eye level to prevent neck problems.

Which chair did you get?

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by graeme »

graeme wrote: post #45
mft_ wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you recommend a trusted source for working out what the ideal ergonomic setup is for an individual?

Surprisingly, no. But a good physiotherapist is a great start.

A note about physio’s. Apart from asking them for general tips about how to setup an office well, you can also ask them to check your usual sitting/computer posture. I’ve even had them check my phone posture too which has been helpful.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by throwaway53453 »

y-c-o-m-b wrote: post #54
throwaway53453 wrote: post #6

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Well I'm glad things are going good for you. Some of us are still struggling. Many people are too poor to splurge 1K on a luxury office chair. This article is about those people.

1K on luxury office chair? What kind of office were you working in? I'm a software dev and every company I've worked at had those horribly uncomfortable mesh chairs. You can find low priced - if not entirely free - decent office chairs off Craigslist. There's entire wharehouses full of office equipment priced less than $100 that will have the same ergonomic effect if not better than an average office in my experience…

FAANG. The chairs at the office were super good. This is partly why I'm part of the pro WFO crowd - because then I don't need to spend thousands on getting a similar quality setup to the office.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by throwaway53453 »

MereInterest wrote: post #27
hundchenkatze wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you reply to the wrong person? The person you're replying to said nothing about buying expensive chairs.

His comment seems reasonable in context. The article is about poor posture, with chairs and laptops being indicated from the initial image. The initial comment says that nothing has changed for them, implying that their home office setup is just as good as their pre-covid office setup. The reply is to that implicit statement, saying that office chairs are quite expensive, so not everyone is able to reproduce the same…

Precisely. Sorry if I didn't choose my words better GP.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by dusted »

y-c-o-m-b wrote: post #54
throwaway53453 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well I'm glad things are going good for you. Some of us are still struggling. Many people are too poor to splurge 1K on a luxury office chair. This article is about those people.

1K on luxury office chair? What kind of office were you working in? I'm a software dev and every company I've worked at had those horribly uncomfortable mesh chairs. You can find low priced - if not entirely free - decent office chairs off Craigslist. There's entire wharehouses full of office equipment priced less than $100 that will have the same ergonomic effect if not better than an average office in my experience…

Ye, I literally picked up my home-office chair for free, it was surplus at a school and destined to be thrown out. Sure, it's pretty worn, but the stuffing hasn't even STARTED to crumble to the floor yet, many good years left in this baby :)
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