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Warning: my "ergonomic" chair was actually making my back worse for 6 months
I talked to a physical therapist at my kid's soccer game last Saturday and he pointed out how my seat was tilted too far forward, causing me to hunch all day. He said most people with desk jobs never adjust the tension on their chair and just assume it's fine out of the box. Has anyone else fixed their posture just by messing with the tilt lever instead of buying a whole new chair?
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nelson.cameron4mo ago
That whole "out of the box is fine" mentality messes up so many things, not just chairs. We do it with pillows too, right? Just grab one off the shelf and wonder why our neck hurts after a week. Or shoes, nobody bothers to check if their arch support actually matches their foot shape. A little bit of tinkering goes a long way, but nobody has the patience for it anymore.
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leow904mo ago
What about how the armrests mess with your shoulders? I spent a year with mine too high and it made me shrug all day without even noticing.
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ellis.susan4mo ago
Used to be one of those "just set it and forget it" people with everything. You might've actually just convinced me to finally adjust my armrests.
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