Re: OT back pain and Herman Aeron chair

[Guest guest]

>Better yet, the small business I work for is willing to pay for it,

>but I want to make sure that this cadillac of chairs will actually

>help my back pain.

>

>Thank you!

>

>

I've had to deal with this in my business, and the Aeron

chair is NOT the best chair. There is another brand ... it

costs even more but it is magical for back problems

and often paid for by L & I. It's called Body Built.

The Neutral Posture chair looks good too.

Sitting on a ball for awhile really DOES help too.

I can't do it all day because it really gives your

back a workout! But it is fun. They now have a

chair with a ball!

http://www.healiohealth.com/tek9.asp?pg=products & specific=jomqdre8

But really, you just have to go SIT in some and try them out!

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

In addition to a comfortable chair I highly recommend the book " Pain

Free " by Pete Egoscue. It teaches a set of exercises/stretches that

pretty much can solve the cause of just about any joint pain. It has

cured my back and shoulder pain and almost all my knee pain. I took

it to the next level and paid for a few sessions with an Egoscue

therapist to diagnose the source of my problems and customize a

program for me. It is a little tougher to do it yourself from the

book and I had been in pain for a while and wanted to make sure I got

the best results possible. They have clinics all over the country.

A little expensive but if you can get rid of the pain at the source I

am sure it's worth it. check out www.egoscue.com for more info.

Good luck.

Tourigny

> Hi all;

>

> I have a desk job, sitting by a computer all day and I have been

> developing chronic back pain.

>

> Has anyone tried the supremely expensive Aeron chair? Has it helped

> your back pain?

>

> I figure I sit most of my life in front of the computer for work, I

> might as well have a chair that won't cripple me. I am very short

and

> small and I have tried many office chairs but always the seat is too

> deep and cuts my knees or the arms are too wide and never mind the

> pillows and cusions for my back. Aeron is the only chair that comes

in

> a small person's size that I know of.

>

> Better yet, the small business I work for is willing to pay for it,

> but I want to make sure that this cadillac of chairs will actually

> help my back pain.

>

> Thank you!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

i can't help you out in the chair dept. but as someone who has had

back pain off and on for the last 30 or so years...

i think back pain differs as to its origins and etc. but in my case,

i can stay pain free if i exercise my abs, either situps every other

day, or Pilates, which is ab-strengthening.

if you get your abs in shape, they will support your back and help

keep you pain free, depending on what your problem is, and then

hopefully the chair won't an issue, but i don't know.

laura

> Hi all;

>

> I have a desk job, sitting by a computer all day and I have been

> developing chronic back pain.

>

> Has anyone tried the supremely expensive Aeron chair? Has it helped

> your back pain?

>

> I figure I sit most of my life in front of the computer for work, I

> might as well have a chair that won't cripple me. I am very short

and

> small and I have tried many office chairs but always the seat is too

> deep and cuts my knees or the arms are too wide and never mind the

> pillows and cusions for my back. Aeron is the only chair that comes

in

> a small person's size that I know of.

>

> Better yet, the small business I work for is willing to pay for it,

> but I want to make sure that this cadillac of chairs will actually

> help my back pain.

>

> Thank you!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have had lower back problems my whole adult life, often it was disabling.

A week after i got married the pain diminished by about 95%, which was damn

weird but seriously, poof, gone just like that. So i'm wondering if i was

holding pent-up insecurity or whatever there that having a (stable) partner

fixed. My point being, it is possible for our body to hold emotional pain in

a physical way.

Also, i can't rah-rah about Pilates enough. I just started classes a couple

of months ago and am blown away by the effect it is having on my torso/back.

I'm also blown away by how weak my core is, compared to my limbs, which are

pretty strong. I also wonder about what having " poor core strength " means

metaphorically!

Elaine

> i think back pain differs as to its origins and etc. but in my case,

> i can stay pain free if i exercise my abs, either situps every other

> day, or Pilates, which is ab-strengthening.

[Guest guest]

> Hi all;

>

> I have a desk job, sitting by a computer all day and I have been

> developing chronic back pain.

>

> Has anyone tried the supremely expensive Aeron chair? Has it helped

> your back pain?

>

> I figure I sit most of my life in front of the computer for work, I

> might as well have a chair that won't cripple me. I am very short

and

> small and I have tried many office chairs but always the seat is

too

> deep and cuts my knees or the arms are too wide and never mind the

> pillows and cusions for my back. Aeron is the only chair that

comes in

> a small person's size that I know of.

>

> Better yet, the small business I work for is willing to pay for it,

> but I want to make sure that this cadillac of chairs will actually

> help my back pain.

>

> Thank you!

>

>

,

Where are you? My partner works for the SFSU Foundation Ergonomics

and Accessible Technology group in San Francisco. Their office is

filled with all the different ergonomic chairs and her boss teaches

the class on how to fit them. The Back Store in Emeryville will

also help you fit one (but they are really, really expensive there -

much better to fit one someplace and then order it online from the

manufacturer, I've been told). If you are not in the SF Bay Area,

check with your local University or Disability office. They can

direct you if not help directly.

Connie