New Chair Needed For Back Pain

Quartz · 4 May 2016 at 15:58

It's well out of your budget but my Herman Miller Embody is wonderful. You could always ask Tsunami Axis (UK importers) if they have an ex-display model going cheap.

Kuuwahi · 4 May 2016 at 16:04

Quartz said:
It's well out of your budget but my Herman Miller Embody is wonderful. You could always ask Tsunami Axis (UK importers) if they have an ex-display model going cheap.

Bloody Hell,

I would expect a fresh brew in the morning waiting for me at that price.

For that price I would buy an ASUS ROG UltraWide and Suffer

BluD · 4 May 2016 at 16:16

Wow, if ya choose the right fabric option you can pay over a grand for one of them chairs.

smilertoo · 5 May 2016 at 03:17

For how much the Herman Miller Embody costs i would want it guaranteed forever, a poor business policy on their side i agree.

rwm24 · 5 May 2016 at 09:26

As others in this thread have mentioned get a refurbished Steelcase Leap. They are about £150 off eBay and the one I got looks brand new.

Proper ergonomic chairs and just about everything is adjustable.

Kuuwahi · 5 May 2016 at 09:30

rwm24 said:
As others in this thread have mentioned get a refurbished Steelcase Leap. They are about £150 off eBay and the one I got looks brand new.

Proper ergonomic chairs and just about everything is adjustable.

Will consider one for sure.

All I want is my Volvo S60 chair at my PC... Wait a minute :eek:

Kuuwahi · 5 May 2016 at 09:36

Just did some more reading and my Seating position could contribute.

I was lead to believe that slouching actually made things worse. So I have been making an effort to sit more upright. However just discovered that its actually recommended.

Will see how this helps over the next month and report back :-)

BluD · 5 May 2016 at 17:35

Depends on your back dude, i read that report when it came out, and adjusted my chair to suit, my back started to get a little stiffer then cut to one month later i was stuck in bed unable to move my back had pretty much seized up, took months of not sitting in the PC chair to sort it out. Everyones back is different, but sitting upright is certainly better for mine.

I know what ya mean about having a car seat at your PC, i almost gave in and bought a lazyboy type seat when my back was at its worst.

Kuuwahi · 5 May 2016 at 18:44

BluD said:
Depends on your back dude, i read that report when it came out, and adjusted my chair to suit, my back started to get a little stiffer then cut to one month later i was stuck in bed unable to move my back had pretty much seized up, took months of not sitting in the PC chair to sort it out. Everyones back is different, but sitting upright is certainly better for mine.

I know what ya mean about having a car seat at your PC, i almost gave in and bought a lazyboy type seat when my back was at its worst.

Very true,

So far slouching back is feeling great, however now my forearms are resting on the edge of the desk

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Just ordered the Glorious PC Gamer Race G-HXL Mouse mat but going to get the XXL one when its in stock to see if that helps with the edge of the desk

Goose · 6 May 2016 at 15:38

Anyone have any suggestions for a chair with a head rest or a very high back? I suffer from M.E and need to rest my head from time to time but high back or head rest chairs seem quite scarce. I've tried the DX Racer type and found them to be extremely hard and i've also tried the Humanscale freedom which is a super expensive ergonomic jobby but it didn't recline half as much as i'd like.

Thanks

Phixsator · 14 May 2016 at 12:25

Smokey Deza said:
It sucks. I even moved my sofa up to my desk once because my 9 year old chair was starting to hurt my back so much. I just bought I nice leather one with lots of cushioning with a tilt lock (I think tilt locking is really bad for you but it's so comfy ffs)

It's a lot more comfortable and I can sit for longer but I will still get pain after several hours. However if I go swimming or whatever for an hour or so I can sit on anything for the rest of the day without any pain at all.

If only my chairs would last for 9 years to begin with. They are horrid within 6 months and totally die within a year. I should really stop buying cheapo chairs from ikea as they are clearly not build for a guy my size both width and weight and for the long hours i spent in it.