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[–] arcine@jlai.lu 19 points 8 hours ago

It's true ! I have all three, and now my legs and upper back hurt instead !

Thank you, ergonomics !

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If you can help it, taking short breaks in between long work hours and stretching goes a long way without buying anything outrageous.

RSIBreak on Linux Workrave on Windows.

I think both are multi platform but I've had problems making them work in the other OS.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

Seems like Workrave is also available on Linux. Did you not know that or did you recommend RSIBreak for Linux because you think it's better?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

no, my lower back hurts because i got impaled there. it hurts less because i have a chair with a double rocker and well positioned monitors

[–] Johanno@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago

Did you meet Vlad?

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 29 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Your back hurts because you keep the same posture even when your body tells you not to.

When you have a job, and say work for 3-4 hours, your body will tell you to stop and do something else for a couple hours. But you can’t cause life.

The ergonomic stuff are fulfilling their purpose by giving you a decent posture, your just holding it too long.

This is also why being rich would be a solution, even those who are rich but work, they aren’t working 40 hours every week nonstop. It’s also why they are so keen that “golf meetings” are so effective.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 93 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Actually my back hurts because your mother damaged it with her large mass when we were engaged in coitus.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 6 hours ago

This guy pegs

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 222 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I'm using a "laying chair" which is superior for posture

[–] SavinDWhales@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

Looks Like someone needs a Paleo Chair 😁

(350-450€)

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Still better than AI slop.

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[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 22 points 20 hours ago

have standing desk, always lowered

[–] eru@mouse.chitanda.moe 50 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

real solution for most people would be to start exercising

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 points 2 hours ago

That sounds like a lot of work ...

Are you sure there aren't easy solutions that only involve spending money and not effort? Maybe a pill or expensive chair?

[–] untorquer@quokk.au 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well this and a shorter work day/week so one doesn't have to chose between a social life, a healthy body, home upkeep, child care, and self care. Maybe sprinkle in some accessible and free healthcare both physical and mental. Idk, wouldn't be the first time i was wrong about something.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

While all of these things would obviously be great, you still need to do the exercise.

[–] untorquer@quokk.au 3 points 11 hours ago
[–] 1984@lemmy.today 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Exactly right. Just a bit of exercise every week is enough to get stronger muscles and no pain in back or anywhere else. At least that worked for me, and its easy to do.

Peoples bodies are rarely used for physical work if you work in some sitting down position all day, and it means you lose all muscles with time.

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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 116 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] inari@piefed.zip 5 points 18 hours ago

When did you take this picture of me??

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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 19 hours ago

No it hurts cause I do manual labor

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 20 points 22 hours ago

"Hmmm, I'm going to write you a prescription for 75% more RGB LED backlighting"

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I have all those things, but my back hurts because I fucked it up on my 20's moving file cabinets at a minimum wage job.

I do consider it the reason i don't have carpal tunnel after 30 years of IT/Code/Sysadmin though.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago

The last time I hired a few people to help me move, I gave each one an extra $30 just to get themselves a goddamn back brace, that shit makes me worried when I see young people yanking heavy shit around like it's not doing anything to their bodies.

[–] remedia@piefed.social 40 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm a personal trainer, I've destroyed two lumbar discs, gotten disc replacement surgery and currently working with a physiotherapist to get back on track. Back pain can have many causes. Anything from disc degeneration to muscle imbalances. If you're not in pain that prevents you from doing them, there are a few exercises my physiotherapist has me doing.

  • Glute bridge to activate your glutes. Underactive glutes can cause you to compensate with your lower back muscles, causing overuse.
  • Prone cobra for strengthening your back muscles.
  • Plank and side plank for strengthening your abdominals, obliques and deeper core muscles
  • Lying hamstring stretch. Tight hamstrings, common in people who are sedentary or sit a lot for work, can cause referred lower back pain.
  • Kneeling hip flexor stretch. Hip flexors are also commonly tight in people who are sedentary or sit a lot. Can cause a muscle imbalance with the posterior chain, altering the length-tension relationship in the muscles.

But if you have more severe lower back pain, go see a doctor and get an MRI if necessary to find out if there's something going on with your discs. Don't just try to work through pain and ignore the problem. That's what I did, and it just made things worse. You may not necessarily need surgery, but it's good to find the root cause so you know what options you have.

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[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 50 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Nah it's because I don't have enough monitors.

Need a 4th one to balance things out nicely

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TL;DR your back hurts because you're poor.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (4 children)

Nah, OP is just being elitist trying to justify those purchases. (not that they're bad ideas, just unnecessary)

The real answer is posture and lack of stretching and exercize. Unless you have an underlying issue like scoliosis, stretching and exercize fix 90% of the aches and pains young people whine about with "getting old" in their 30's.

[–] DeadDigger@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

Well actually the worst thing for posture is having the same all the time so sit/stand desk are rly helpful if you use them by shifting you position.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty sure OP is sarcastic

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What if you’re in construction?

[–] prex@aussie.zone 10 points 18 hours ago

You hurt your back carrying your standing desk up ten floors.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I use a trackball mouse. That must be why my back is doing great.

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

i find trackballs fascinating because i really like it but everybody else in the family fucking hate it as if kicked the dog or something. on the brighter side of things - everybody gave up on snooping around on my desktop

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

everybody gave up on snooping around on my desktop

Bonus points if you can touch-type: Legendless blank keycaps. XD

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

now that's some next level shit. Gotta try it out. Thanks for the tip.

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[–] Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 20 hours ago

Jokes on you! I do all of that and it still hurts!

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

you used an and operator instead of xor.

sorry, your statement is false and my back hurts because....

1000002090

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I could have sworn it was due to the severe injury I sustained, but who am I to argue with science?

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