Perfect positions
 

Gah. Ever been perched upon your chair, concealed wholly by a blanket? Or trying to?

It's rather nippy in my house, so I grab a blanket. But no matter what, the arm controlling the mouse betrays it all. What are some normal activities that require a special position to work properly?

Like... writing. While laying on your side. But you must support your head with your writing hand.

ah... I thought this was going to be a discussion about the pros & cons of the Missionary position. Sorry, wrong category.


When asked if he could 'do it all over again', Groucho Marx replied: Try more positions.

I have a tendency to work at my desk and computer while sitting forward on the edge of my chair. I don't know why, but I do. This leads to an unsupported and aching back, and a chronic pain in my left thigh from where it presses against the armrest support bar.

I'm hopeless.

I picked up the habit of tucking my right foot under my left leg while sitting in a easy chair watching TV, fom my Dad.
Do not do this!!!
He ended up having the knee replaced after years of suffering, whereas I broke the habit after about 10 years.
I still have one very screwed up right knee. :(

I used to work with this guy that always had neck pain , I found out why one day , i went to his house to give him a hand with a celing fan , after we got finished he wanted to show me a few web sites , he had the BIG desk , and this SMALL short chair , he was looking up to his Puter like it was a GOD !!!!
I sat there surfing around for about 10 minets and my neck started hurting as well , then i got a couple of phone books to sit on , this brought the moneter to about face level , MUCH better !!! he tryed it as well , and said " well i wish i had tryed that befor that back surgery for pinched nerves !!!!"

Common sence people !!!
its called ERGONOMICS , or putting your body in a nuteral position .

Is it OK to tuck your left foot under your right leg while sitting in an office chair perusing bulletin boards? Because you caught me out. I keep trying to sit the other way or straight when I realise I'm doing it, but my body parts are in a conspiracy against my brain and they have more cells....

You have been warned, monster. :eyebrow:

:worried:

I'll consider myself warned as well. Because that's exactly my posture right now, but at dining room chair/table. Spooky.

How about right big toe under right front chair leg? For some reason I occasionally end up in that position.

That is your subconscious. It wants to smash your big toe for being mean. To me.

Goddamn toe. My subconscious also knocked off its nail when moving furniture once... Apparently it's a constant battle.

I do the thing with the chair leg and my toe, too. I can't stand chairs that don't go back. I relish the feel of that moment when you're rocking on the back legs, let go and tip lightly back against the wall rather than go forward. It's almost Tourette's-like. It has to feel just right or I will keep tipping back till it does.

Then I'm fine, and can sit normally until the next tipping urge strikes. Weird, huh?

It's like we're twins, separated at birth!

I am the ghost of future knee pain. :thepain3:

Guess when your knees were shot before you ever had a job in a chair your safe. No way could I ever put my foot in same chair I'm setting in. Hell I have trouble just putting my foot in another chair to trim my toenails. :smack:

Oh bugger, caught out again......

....and it's not like I haven't been to the physio twice in the last three years for back problems.... :redface:

Ever since this thread appeared I've been trying hard not to tuck my left foot under my right leg. It's not working, help!

Also, once a week I bang my knee into my rock-hard desk, leaving me holding it and cursing, in great pain. I would like to know if this is going to have a permanent effect.

Yes. Doctors call this an RDSI..... repetitive dumb shit injury. :lol:

I have found the solution for cold mouse hand syndrome.

http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=0356

Sweet - I'm getting some.

Wow, me too. I did that a lot in school since the chairs are light and good for tipping. Fell down in the middle of class too ^^;;; I used to be able to balance on the two legs but I haven't done that in awhile. Nowadays, the chairs I have are too heavy though =(

I'm parked on one of those kneely-chairs that are supposed to be so good for your back. Well, it is wonderful for the lower back -- but with lengthy use it seems to be doing nasty things to the nerves of my legs, which have gone to chronic discomfort. I'm buying a happy back at the price of unhappy legs. I've taken to putting my feet flat on the floor instead of the knees to the knee cushion, which seems to help.

Damn, no USB vibrator....... :(

Well..... this *could* work

http://www.grandtec.com/USBVibe.htm

Oh wait - here you go.

http://www.blissbox.com/store/detail.asp?productid=1516

"Plug and play" *snort*

USB vibe $5
Jewel's Matrix vibe 30 Pounds ($53.50)
Sex sells and it ain't cheap. :mg:

Now let's sing that to "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" -- dirty deeds, done with sheep... ;)

You can get USB sheep? :love: