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- MaddDog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+119So we were right! Slouchers everywhere are rising up out of their seats in victory and then, err,.. slinking back down.
- armbar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+102Posture at 90 degrees: Tool
Posture at 135 degrees: Relaxed
Posture at 180 degrees: Ridin' Dirty - fudgebrown, on 10/12/2007, -1/+52another example of how my "bad" habits are actually good for me. I will continue doing what I always do! (drink coffee, eat fatty foods, drive fast, stare at my LCD all day...)
- bobmagoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+49crap, and all this time i had been leaning back at a 128 degree angle.
so close... - chaosmachine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34that's what they say..
- thefirstenemy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34Isn't 135 degrees kind of extreme? That doesn't seem "slightly" leaning back to me.
- armbar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29If they were optical sharks instead of mice, they would have frickin' lasers.
- AwwJeah, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28Bwhahah. Take that mom! You were wrong and so there's nothing you can say or do now that will prevent me from eating cakes, candies and cookies for breakfast. You can't stop me! I'm slouching and ruining my appetite with reckless abandon!
- lalonauta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19_| bad
_/ good - chaosmachine, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19so does this mean we can sue companies that do not provide reclining chairs?
- krinthekuz, on 09/16/2008, -3/+20135 (=90+45) degrees is halfway between fully reclined (180) and straight up (90). personally, i prefer to just lay down.
- dmoney22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16135 degrees or the scientific term "gangsta lean."
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16"They" say a lot of things don't they?
- pairanoyd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15I had spinal fusion surgery (titanium rods & bolts) 2 years ago to repair L3 which was broken in an accident. You can't imagine the pain I've been through and still live with.
I was told that I must sit in my chair like the letter L in a perfect 90 degree angle, like some 1950's propaganda video produced by your mom and some guy in a lab coat.
Bzzzzzzzt... No can do. I can sit like that for about 5 minutes then I'm in so much pain I'm ready to die. At this moment and most of the time, I'm just about laying flat in my (crappy $75 Office Depot Chinese junk) chair.
In other words, my ass in on the very front edge of the seat and my shoulder blades against the back of the chair, the rest of me isn't touching it. It's like I'm laying down. This too is painful but it's the least painful of any position. The thing is, it keeps my spine and legs in a straight line, that 90 degree angle ***** kills me.
I'm sure they make more comfortable chairs but I simply can't afford one so I'm stuck with this crappy thing..
I can tell you a thing or two about back problems, believe me... - kingfoot, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17so is dark chocolate, it has antioxidants that are good and its the best chocolate out there! haha.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15if your in America the last time I checked you can sue anyone for anything.
- m00nmaster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14If you really want a bad habit, stare into your optical mouse light instead of your LCD.
For archlich: Go to the next section. Is it worth it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_and_health#Risks - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Laziness at its best... although I'd like to have one of those chairs that allow you to lean back and have LCDs that move with you...
- Desolite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11135 degrees is hardly leaning back slightly. Its half way between sitting up and laying down, assuming sitting up is 90, and laying down is 180.
- archlich, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Coffee is good for you =) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_and_health#Benefits
- kingfoot, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12if it takes no effort i could care less!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8For optimal health, everyone should float motionless in a vat of ambiotic fluid.
/sarcasm - NSiderWolverine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Being 6'2" and having been born with a nasty back disorder, I understand this full well. Sitting up straight forces the muscles around the bottom of your spinal column to work much harder than necessary, easily causing stiffness in mere minutes. When walking you should try to be relatively straight because then those muscles have additional support from the rest of your lower body.
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Just thought I'd jump on the ascii art train - Dominatus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7You do know most optical mice use LEDs not lasers right?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@Dominatus
They're still bright enough to damage your eyes. - jcapogna, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Some of the newer ones use lasers.
- yarg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Fat Joe likes to "Lean Back" because he's so obese; that's all he can really do.
- Xanin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Apparently 110 degrees is the best for the office, it also relieves strain on the lower back but is not as 'extreme; as 135. 135 is too much like a deck chair, and results in dribbling coffee down your shirt and having to stretch to reach the keyboard
- nipterink, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5actually they probably still want your back to be relatively straight - following a natural curve. they just don't suggest it be upright, as that puts a lot of strain on the back muscles over time. slouching is a different story where you actually curve forward more than necessary. next thing you know you're on an express train to auto-fellatio.
- lilitalinda, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7seriously this is the kind of stuff that makes me mad! Did the researchers consider tight hamstrings, hips, and hip flexors in the story? I'm a yoga instructor and proper lower body alignment is what begins to bring about more openness in the lumbar spine. Placement of the feet, and openness in the hips and hamstrings have a huge effect on the lumbar spine! Especially since the majority of the population is mainly at a desk sitting, so we continue to just tighten up. Pain in a specific area of the body, may be do to the specific area, but more likely it's do to a weakness that is nowhere near the area affected, such as wrist pain (carpal tunnel kinda stuff) due to shoulder misalignment. What this research gives us is an open door to continue to be once again passive about our health. Aghhh!
- mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Whew! That was a close one. Here's to slouching through life!
- DeeB, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5And Californians automatically get +9 to litigation ...
- Spacejack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Ah, school desks. For when you really need your pelvic girdle driven right through your buttocks. IT BUILDS CHARACTER!!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Myself being tall (190cm+) I need to slouch to get any sort of upper back support. If I try and sit upright I get incredible pains in the lower spine and my neck. 135 sounds very much like my prefered coach potato position. Problem being is your likely to doze off if tired :P.
- zephc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'd like to say that desks all through school gave me chronic back problems (esp in high school and college where the desks become tiny prisons of wood and metal. Now I sit in a comfy chair at work where I lean back around 100-110 degrees, and I haven't had back problems since.
- AICkieran, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3lukz likez u gotz enuf problemz wiv da english init.
- weprin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Try leaning back that far - I find it strains my neck.
- basye, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As someone who suffers from chronic back and neck pain, this makes complete sense. I've had fusion/a rod implaced at levels C5-6/C6-7 and sitting up "straight" is painful at best. The way I've managed it is to use several pillows to allow me to lean back, supporting the shoulders as well as lower back. Seems to work ok (walking around and stretching are essential, go to http://www.ergocise.com/stretch.html for exercises). Also, I use a chair from Costco with many allowable configurations which makes a world of difference. What many people forget is neck position--don't stretch it forward, pull it in. A PT had to help correct my posture in the car as it was causing a lot of pain (pulling the neck forward).
- IzeasGT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Captain...they are now firing *lasers* at us.
- Rorrim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Actually, I'm still in high school.
School rules: Sit "up"
Me: Eat my cited scientific sources bitches!! - MoladoGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Should have listened to Fat Joe and "Lean Back"
- tensider, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3We'd only have to train one monkey at first, then he'd train others
[/Simpsons] - d0b33, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I always thought my back felt worse after sitting up straight...
LOL even slouching is better - dmoney22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"They" is a scary movie, I suggest watching it.
- ZenMojo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For the last three weeks I would randomly realize how bad my posture is and try to correct it (for about 5 minutes, then give up). Finally, justification!
Add this to my love of chocolate, masturbation, sex, and videogames as "Things that people say are bad for you but are actually incredibly good for you." - jesirose, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@ceallaighgirl - I dugg it up for you :)
- waahooo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It only strains my neck when I lean back like that without leaning on the back of the chair. I feel fine when I lean against the chair.
- dbann, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have been setting upright in my chair for a long time when working in front of the computer. Recently (within the past year), at age 48 started having a lot of spinal aches and pains while setting in this upright position. Recently purchased a recliner office chair (about a month ago) in an attempt to alleviate them. So far, I have experienced some improvements, so when I saw this digg article about the benefit of the reclining position it does not surprise me. I do agree with UnderWurlde regarding the issue of leaning one's head forward, but truly, I was also often leaning my head forward when doing work from an upright position too. The nice thing about this recliner is that I can vary my position from near upright to almost leaning full back, so maybe it's better to alter one's position rather than remaining in one position too long. Just a thought.
- topcataj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Listening to a 'back expert' talk about this for a few minutes on the radio the other day, I understood it wasn't about leaning back at all, but changing the angle of your legs.
You would still sit with your back fairly upright, but your knees would be below your pelvis, at the 135 degree from your back angle thing.
It tilts your pelvis into a better load bearing posture or something.
Easily done on most chairs, just sit near the front edge and point your knees down at 45 degrees from flat.
Which onvolves me having my feet underneath my chair, and is actually a posture I've naturally ended up in at times using computers, I guess because it's relatively comfortable. -
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