Re: I'm caught up - from Lana - Update HA/Neck

March 29, 2004

Hi Lana,

I remember mentioning the Hag chairs here a while ago, but can't

remember to who...

You should really look into the Hag chairs. I have a Hag credo which

I love to use at work when my neck acts up, as the neck rest on it is

wonderful. I used to have one at home too, and before I got my

recliner, I always used it when my neck was bad, tilted it back and

put my feet up...

You can find the chair here:

http://www.hag.no/hag_us.nsf/pages/hag_h04

Hag or more correct with an a with a circle on top, pronouced

" H-aw-g " , is a Norwegian company who are really good at both design

and functionality. Their products are real high quality too and will

last a really long time... Opsvik who designed this and other

chairs for them (e.g. the Balans chair which is well known all over

the world), is a well recognized designer. He just " rewamped " the

Credo line of chairs, so they now look a bit different from the one I

have. It is a really comfy chair, with lots of possibilities of

varying the way you sit. At work I also have a Hag Capisco, and

combining these two chairs has really been good for me and my joints.

Variation is important. They always said that you should sit in a

certain way, " 90-90-90 " , meaning that you should have a 90 degree

angle in your hips, knees and elbows. They don't say that anymore,

they say that you should sit in a position that feels comfortable for

you, but it is important to vary, and through that vary the strain

your put on your body while sitting. At the Hag site I think they

said the correct position is your next one... The Capisco is a good

example of this, because you can sit in so many different positions

in that chair, even sit with the back towards your tummy, and your

forearms rests on " slits " in the back. The seat itself also gives you

the possibility of straightening your hips, so that it is also

wonderful for people with hip problems. But with the neck problems,

you need a chair that does something with just that, it has to have a

good neck rest. And the neck rest on the Credo chair is wonderful and

can be adjusted up/down and back/forth, for optimal neck support. I

think a Hag Credo 4600 with a neck rest added, really is something to

consider for you. Here's the 4600

http://www.hag.no/hag_us.nsf/pages/hag_h04_4600

I have no idea about how much a Credo chair costs now. But it is not

a cheap chair, but did not used to be that bad either, probably

around $500 and up (depends on which of the models you get). At least

not when you consider how much you get for your money. It is a real

good investment for your employer to get you such a chair, because it

can help make sure that you are there and not home sick...

Here you can find a retailer close to you.

http://www.hag.no/hag_us.nsf/pages/contact I don't know how it is

over there, but here I found out that my employer also got 30% off

the ordinary prices, so it wasn't bad at all... So make sure to ask

if there are such possibilities to companies...

Aase Marit

>In a message dated 3/27/2004 10:33:45 AM Pacific Standard Time,

>EDSLana@... writes:

>Mike (hubby) thinks I ought to have work get me one

>of those chairs that cost around $900 for people with back/neck problems,

March 29, 2004