[PITTSBURGH 64]

This chair is killing my back.
Can anybody give me a tip on a good computer chair?

Thank you and Merry Christmas,

[Supertacks]

I am in the same boat and have been reading good things about and am considering a kneeling chair. Anyone here have any input on those? I would be interested in some feedback from someone who has used one.

[Kitch428m21]

I googled Herman Miller chairs and clicked on the top one. They are definitely not cheap, but will be the last chair you will ever buy.
Everything, and I mean everything is adjustable on these chairs. The lower back adjust is just way too cool.
My neighbor turned me on to these and I thought 'no way' when looking at prices.
Ebay has them too. Check em out. And Merry Christmas back atcha!

[PITTSBURGH 64]

Thanks guys. I bought these two chairs from Office Max, I didn't expect an exercise in pain!

I'm not use to sitting, I've always worked construction in my 50 years and I stand all day. I have a new respect for office workers!

The kneeling chair sounds interesting, I like the kneeling part in church.

I'll google Herman Miller.............

[Stuart]

I have a couple Herman Miller 'Equa' chairs, one here at my office and one at home in front of the home computer, and for me they're the most comfortable chairs I've ever tried. They are expensive new, but I picked these up used at an office supply place for a much more reasonable price (there are always startup companies who spend a mint on fancy office furniture and then go belly up a year later, so good office furniture is pretty easy to find.)

Herman Miller has a newer version called an 'Aeron' that has a mesh back and seat instead of padded upholstery; they're nice as well but I prefer the one I have.

[PITTSBURGH 64]

Thanks Stu. Thats a cool looking chair. In the sixties, we had fiberglass Herman Miller kitchen chairs.
There are a couple Equa II chairs on e-bay now for only 100 to 200.
I'll look into them.

[dreamingmuscle]

The kneeling chairs are worth the look. Much less stress on the back then a regular chair Here is what Wikipedia has to say about them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneeling_chair

A kneeling chair is a type of chair for sitting in a position with the thighs dropped to an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees from vertical (as opposed to 90 degrees when sitting in a normal chair), with some of the body's weight supported by the shins.

Kneeling chairs were invented in Norway in the 1970s, starting with Hans Christian Mengshoel's experiments on sitting devices with support under the shins. Furniture designers Peter Opsvik, Oddvin Rykken, and Svein Gusrud each developed chairs based on this principle. These designs took as their starting point the strain placed on the spine by conventional right-angled chairs.

Kneeling chairs open up the angle between the thigh and the torso, making it easier to retain the natural curvature of the spine.[citation needed] This posture changes the stress distribution of the human body in comparison with the sitting position of an ordinary chair. Because the angle of the hip joint is between that of sitting and standing, it allows the spine to be in a more "neutral," or middle-of-range, position. Because the knees are lower than the pelvis, the normal curve is restored to the lower spine, which reduces stress to the lower lumbar vertebrae.


A Kneelsit kneeling chair.Despite the name, the posture of a person in a kneeling chair is not the same as kneeling on the ground. It is sometimes assumed that the knees bear most of the body's weight when sitting in a kneeling chair, but this is incorrect – the shins bear some weight for stability, but the body is still sitting, not kneeling.

The kneeling chair is known by several names: