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Ideas on chairs - numbbutt

Posted: Jul 18, 2013

Hello all,

I have been in the transcription business now for 8 years and I have yet to find a comfortable chair! Comfort is everything when you are trying to stay in one spot to get a decent line count and when your butt is numb or tailbone hurts it's hard to do that! Could you please share what kind of chairs you all have? I am determined to buy one this weekend even if it is outrageously expensive!

TIA

Not a chair, but... - what I use. sm

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Thanks to a suggestion on this forum a couple years ago, I now use a FitBall seating disc, an inflatable "cushion" and balance exercise disc. It is also supposed to help strengthen abs, but I cannot vouch for that. : )

thank you, I've never heard of those, but will look into it - numbbutt

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Thank you :)

Thanks for the great suggestion! - sm

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I just ordered one. I know my back always feels better on a balance ball, but I was never sold on those balance ball chairs. This seems like the perfect solution.

There are different sizes for sale. I ordered the one with the smooth surface, which has a depth of 3 inches. The one with the bumpy surface only has a depth of 1 inch.

I recent got a Serta office chair - and I quite like it

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I had a cheapo chair from Sam's club and had a terrible time with my butt aching. Terrible. I splurged and got this one and have been thrilled with it. It was on sale when I got it, even so I didn't spend as much as it is marked. Go to Office Depot or Office Max and sit in all of the chairs that they have out.

The one thing I have learned at this point is not to skimp on something that I spent 10 hours or more of my day in. I'll pinch pennies everywhere else, but never again on my chair.

beauty, i need one with no arms! - mtr

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nm

Most office chair arms can be removed easily - Ive done several myself (sm)

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Though I keep coming back to the same very old office chair and my homemade foam cushions that I combine "just so" in order to be able to work without being in agony after an hour!

something to try - Des

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Buy a foam mattress topper. Cut it into pieces that will fit the seat and/or back of your chair, and adjust/layer to what's comfortable. Use a small blanket/throw for a cover.

For a back support pillow, use small pieces of this same foam in a pillow case.

If you use several pieces of foam and they won't stay together, use a needle and thread to stitch them to each other.

Thank you all for your responses! - numbbutt

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Thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question. I think for the time being I will try Des's response and get an egg crate mattress topper and try that. I do think I need a chair with no arms, as I started getting tendinitis in both of my elbows, but when I adjusted myself in not using those arm rests, it went away. Thank you all again. :)

I was thinking - numbutt2

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one of those giant balls might be good. Supposed to tone the abs too I think.

Chair - buns

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Steelcase Leap chair. I found them online and located a place where I could try them out. They are completely adjustable - seat pan depth, arms, back, lumbar, etc. I have had this over a year and love it.

Chair - Lissybell

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Depends on your budget. I have a Herman Miller Mirra chair. It is so ergonomically comfortable. It does have arms but they are adjustable. This chair solved my back problems. Cloth-covered chairs with padding over wood are really bad for your back. The chair I have cost around 750 bucks but to me, well worth the price. You can find knock-offs cheaper.

Chris - me

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Because of a handicap, I have to use a recliner. I put the mouse on the right arm, footpedal on the left to use with elbow or use under my arm, and keyboard on a pillow.

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