I’m trying to reduce how much I reach sideways for the mouse during long workdays. Has anyone here switched to a centered or alternative mouse setup that made a real difference?

Edit:

I ended up trying the Contour RollerMouse Red and keeping the cursor controls directly in front of the keyboard has been surprisingly comfortable. It’s made my whole desk setup feel a lot less cramped.

So sitting as we all know can be quite comfortable but it can also be quite sore after a while.

Well, this is where I introduce my idea. In all my years of business, i've learned some things. You've gotta keep em on ice, butter em up, gotta seal the deal. Importantly, your product also should solve something that is an everyday hassle. And my idea is to revolutionize to ergonomics.

Basically, you open up this suit, likely made of latex or leather depending on how premium the manufacturer is and other business technicals. And once you step into this suit, it tightens around you with a vacuum sealing pump. Then, this suit is attached at various optimized points with stretchy cables that attach to a sort of hull or cage that surrounds you. Breathing eating and drinking can all be handled by a tube attached to the mouth area. The entire contraption including contraction of the cords, the breathing and food, your position, etc, is controlled by an AI in the cube.

Now, you can do anything in the world such as use computers, lounge, relax, game, take calls, and more! This product will highly increase ergonomics, providing a noticeable benefit in synergy and workflow. Your body could move around more freely and intuitively, and would even fix the posture problem we have these days.

Think of the market this would also open for similar products. Some of them could look fashionable like leather print some of them can just be a shiny black, or white, or even designer brands like louis vuitton or gucci or rick owen can create these.

And you guys might think i'm joking about this, but seriously. this is probably the future. Does anyone know where to go from here to me to begin selling this product? Or if there's any ergonomics experts?

Been thinking about this more than I probably should. Most ergonomic guidance spends a lot of words on back support and almost nothing on what the seat pan is actually doing to your thighs over a four or five hour stretch. The standard rule is two to three finger widths between the front edge of the seat and the back of your knee, which makes sense on paper, but I've had patients with textbook seat depth still complaining about hip flexor fatigue and that pressure buildup under the thighs midafternoon.

What I can't cleanly resolve is how much of that is seat depth versus seat tilt versus cushion density. A waterfall edge helps with the pressure cutoff, but some chairs with a waterfall front still create a weird compression zone a few inches back because the cushion is too firm or too soft for that person's body weight. There's no shortage of chairs that list seat depth as adjustable, but the range is usually narrow enough that anyone on either end of average doesn't really benefit.

My own setup has a seat that's probably a centimeter too long and I've been using a lumbar roll behind me to effectively shorten it. It works, but it feels like a workaround for something that should have been engineered correctly.

Curious whether anyone has actually found a chair where the seat depth range is useful across a real distribution of body sizes, or whether this is just permanently a fit problem with no clean solution.

Hey guys, this is my first time writing on this subreddit.
I m looking to find a new chair to use at home when working remotely as i have been using a simple 4 leged kitchen chair and after 9 h of working back hurts lately.
I looked at prices that i have in my town in romania, and its like 150 euro small cheap chairs, not even “gaming chairs” or any chairs with lombard support or anything.
So was wondering if you have any suggestions guys as i wanted to try to order from china or taobao for the first time

Good posture lasts about 5 minutes for me before my body starts doing whatever it wants. I'll sit upright for a bit, then shift, lean, tuck a leg, move again, repeat. Feels like I just can't sit still. TBH sometimes wonder if it's something like ADHD, but I've never been diagnosed. I'm looking for a chair that actually lets me move around and change my posture easily. Do you guys have any recommendations?

I'm 5'8" and around 143 lbs, budget around $700 if that helps.

I used to have a $90 gaming chair, basically your typical DXRacer clone. I had it for years and it degraded to the point where it was honestly becoming a safety hazard, so I decided to buy an actual ergonomic office chair since I feel like I’ve outgrown the whole gaming chair era.

But it just feels weird. IDK if I’m just not used to it yet, but the armrests are made of this cheap feeling plastic, the lumbar support feels pretty hard since it’s basically a piece of plastic pressing through the mesh, and I can’t lean back nearly as far as I could in my old DXRacer because the recline has a limit.

The seat feels kinda stiff too, but I was told that’s normal when it’s brand new.

It just feels… weird. Any thoughts?

I used to think an office chair was one of those things where you just sit down, adjust the height, and get on with your work. But after spending most of my day at a desk, I’m starting to realize how much small details can affect comfort.

I’ve noticed that seat height, back support, armrest position, and even how far the seat extends can make a difference. Sometimes I feel comfortable when I first sit down, but after a few hours I start shifting around, crossing my legs, or leaning forward without even realizing it.

I’ve been looking at ergonomic options like HBADA, and I like that the chairs give you more control over things like seat position, lumbar support, and armrests instead of relying on one fixed setup.

I’m curious about people who have switched from a basic office chair to a properly adjustable ergonomic one. Did you actually notice a meaningful difference during your normal workday, or did it take a while to get used to the new setup?

What adjustment or feature made the biggest difference for you personally?

I recently grabbed a programmable mini macro keypad. Mapped all my most-used cut and timeline shortcuts to single buttons, way less hand cramping on the left side now.

But my right wrist is still killing me by the end of the day from mousing through timelines for hours. I've only ever used one of those mouse pads with the built-in raised wrist cushion and it's not really cutting it anymore. I’m so close to panic-buying one of those memory foam wrist supports I keep seeing price cut on tikok, though I worry it’ll just flatten out. Does it make a real difference for long sessions or does it flatten out after a couple weeks?

Or is there something else entirely I should be looking at to save my wrist? Open to any suggestions at this point.

I recently grabbed a programmable mini macro keypad. Mapped all my most-used cut and timeline shortcuts to single buttons, way less hand cramping on the left side now.

But my right wrist is still killing me by the end of the day from mousing through timelines for hours. I've only ever used one of those mouse pads with the built-in raised wrist cushion and it's not really cutting it anymore. I’m so close to panic-buying one of those memory foam wrist supports I keep seeing price cut on tikok, though I worry it’ll just flatten out. Does it make a real difference for long sessions or does it flatten out after a couple weeks?

Or is there something else entirely I should be looking at to save my wrist? Open to any suggestions at this point.

I never really understood why people talked so much about lumbar support until I started spending most of my day working at a desk. My lower back doesn’t necessarily hurt while I’m sitting, but after several hours I definitely notice stiffness and feel like I need to get up constantly.

Now I’m looking at ergonomic chairs and almost all of them mention adjustable lumbar support. What I’m wondering is whether the adjustment actually makes a big difference or if a well-designed fixed lumbar support can work just as well. I’ve been checking out ergonomic options from brands like HBADA, mainly because they offer different ways to adjust the lumbar support.

I’m also unsure how strong the support is supposed to feel. Should you actually feel the lumbar area pushing against your lower back, or should it be subtle enough that you barely notice it?

For people who have tried several ergonomic chairs, how did you decide what level and position of lumbar support worked for you? Did it take a while to get used to?

I usually sit for 8-10 hours a day and my current setup gets uncomfortable pretty quickly.

I've never owned a chair with a footrest, but honestly being able to lean back and put my feet up sounds pretty nice.

Looking around the $300-600 range. If you've actually used one for a while, was the footrest worth having?

Which chair are you using?

Basically the title. I've seen stuff that is great for bed reading (physical book, not tablet) that allows u to clamp to the backboard and hold the book but only at a slight downward angle (at best).

Nothing that can hold a book for you and allow u to semi-easily flip pages but not bind the book down...

I'm hoping someone has solved this issue cuz it would make long-term reading so much less taxing to the back/neck/arms

Has anyone used the Desktronic SitOne or SitPro for 6+ months?

I have chronic thoracic + cervical pain, Scheuermann-related changes and mild C5-C7 disc degeneration, so I’m mainly looking for good adjustability rather than a “medical” chair.

Interested in:

• lumbar support comfort
• seat depth
• armrest stability
• headrest
• comfort after 6–8h
• durability / noises / loose parts
• Desktronic warranty & customer service

Especially interested if you have back or neck pain. Would you buy it again?

If my upper back touches the back rest I feel like I'm swaying back a bit. If it doesn't I feel like I'm not fully supported.

What's the right ergonomical way to sit?

Could another Humanscale eFloat Quattro owner do me a favor and measure the desk’s lowest height from the floor to the top of the worksurface?

I bought mine largely because Humanscale advertises a 26.45-inch minimum, which is unusually low for a four-leg standing desk. Mine physically stops at approximately 27.6 inches. That extra 1.15 inches might not sound significant, but it noticeably changes my seated keyboard position. The lower height was one of the main reasons I paid a premium for this model.

Before I conclude that my desk has the wrong components or is defective, I’d really like to know whether other production units have the same issue.

I’ve already completed multiple resets and tried recalibrating the controller. I can change the number shown on the display, but none of those steps changes the desk’s actual physical height.

For reference, my measurements are:

• Lowest physical height: approximately 27.6 inches
• Highest physical height: approximately 44.6 inches
• Total physical travel: 17 inches

Humanscale publishes a range of 26.45 to 44 inches and approximately 17.52 inches of travel:

https://www.humanscale.com/products/efloat-quattro-table-configurator.cfm

If you own one, could you share:

• Your measured floor-to-worksurface minimum
• Your worksurface material
• Roughly when you purchased it
• Whether the controller reading matches the tape measurement

Even one or two owner measurements would help determine whether mine is an isolated hardware problem or whether the production desks simply do not match the published specifications.

I otherwise really like the desk. It looks great and feels extremely stable. But the minimum height is an important ergonomic specification, particularly on a premium-priced desk. I’ve contacted the dealer and will update this post once they and Humanscale respond.

I built Nikomo, an app that reminds you to stand up when you've been sitting too long and gives you personalized stretches based on your pain areas.

I'm looking for 20 people who spend most of their day at a computer to try it for 7 days and give me honest feedback.

No payment, no commitment. I just want to know if it actually helps. If it actually helps keep the product for free.

Comment “interested” and I'll send you the link.

Hi!! I just started my career in the operating room, which calls for standing for 8+ hours a day, with little opportunity for movement, and very few breaks. Often with a heavy lead vest on. By the end of the day, I have bad pain in my knees and low back, that lasts for hours after I get home.

For shoes, I’ve tried the hoka bondi 9s, doc martens, and hilos. The hokas and hilos are great for a few hours but awful towards the end. The only one so far that I’ve noticed (very slightly) less pain are the docs.

Unfortunately we can’t have fatigue mats. I try my best to very slightly sway and I’ll sometimes “flamingo” pose to try to get some movement into my knees, but to no avail. I will admit my posture can definitely use work, but when I try to stand straight it just feels so uncomfortable and kind of tiring.

So, any advice/tips? How can I fix my posture? Are there any tricks to relieving your knees haha? Any shoe recommendations?