Exercise Ball as your desktop chair? |
 Aug 14 2008, 10:14 AM
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 hai, Im Philjay  Group: Member Posts: 922 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 520,964  |
I was reading sum article that using a excercise ball as your desktop chair at work or at home is alot more benefitial than using a normal chair.
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Aug 14 2008, 06:29 PM
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 Vae Victis Group: Official Member Posts: 1,416 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 460,227 |
For prolonged periods, you'd be collapsing all of your weight onto one focal point instead of distributing the load.
The seated posture is a stressful position on your back as it is. An ergonomic chair is important. EDIT: Wow. The above information is from a favorite book of mine, Low Back Disorders, that I've been studying for years. The author is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, whom I've been in touch with via email. Out of curiosity, I looked up an article that advises using an exercise ball and it read: Update 2007: After a traffic accident, I had tailbone pain when using the exercise ball as a chair and discontinued using it. Stuart McGill, PhD. in "Low Back Disorders" cautions against use of an exercise ball as a chair for those with lower back pain. |
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