[Gllug] OT Spinal injuries and computer working positions

[J F]

> Anyone else got rather bad spinal injuries? I damaged spinal bones in
> two places in my late teens (building site mishap) and then was well and
> truly whiplashed (ooh err, but not like that, alas).
> 
> Now, at 50, I have a lot of trouble indeed with scar tissue and fibrotic
> muscles and trapped nerves. Painful and debilitating, sleep disruptive,
> and make sitting at a normal desk for any time difficult. There are only
> so many painkillers one can take a day and one has to take days off (I'm
> on opiates pretty well on demand) to avoid addiction.

There's an interesting article on chair design and sitting properly on:

http://www.ati-net.com/exchange/v10n1.pdf (see p13, Sit Happens)


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