Nobody gets Back Pains here?

Everyday i am getting serious back pains , i sit about 7 hours daily in front of my laptop ( i take breaks each 30 min ) .. Anyone has any idea how to alleviate back pains due to this ?

 

Work out? Get a better more comfortable chair, work on your posture for starters...

 

The chair is already a very comfortable , high deck one .. but still .. i think i need more workout in Gym .

 

What you find comfortable may not necessarily be good for posture. Try a kneeler chair. It will be knackering for 3 days but then your muscles will be trained and the pain will go.

 

I am finding that too Fire! I recently bought a laptop and after I have been on it for awhile the pain in my back/shoulders is so sore. I suppose that is due to my bloody laziness though because my normal laptopping position is lying on my bed balancing on my elbows.

 

ok i see , i have see kneeler chair on http://www.putnams.co.uk/office.htm , but there is no back support in it

 

Get this posture chair - we have it in the office and it's great. There's no back support because you don't need it. The kneeling position forces you into the optimal s shape of your spine. That way all the pressure is distributed exactly the way it's supposed to be. It takes a few days to train those muscles you haven't been using for a long time - during those days, swap chairs every few hours until you can go all day long without the back rest.

Really, it does make a difference. Just requires a bit of discipline.

I have this chair at home but that has somewhat thinner padding, wouldn't recommend it for heavy use/big persons.

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Cool chair tops..
Next time I need a new chair I might give one a try.

They make them for big guys though?...

 

I used to get back pains up until I started to exercise all the time, now I don't get back pains. (been 4 months now)

 

They really are beneficial.

And a note on laptop use, they're notoriously un-ergonomical. Get a stand for it so it's raised. If you take a snapshot of your posture now and your chin is forced down to your chest in order to look down to the screen... You'll be getting loads of troubles if not already. You should be looking almost straight ahead. Just try and touch your chest with your chin for 20 seconds and feel the strain right in the middle of your ears at the back of your head. Straining the upper part of the spine and how your head rests on it.

Similarly, notice the shape of your spine when slouching down on a conventional chair or a sofa. You may think the back rest helps catch the weight but still gravity is putting weight on the edges of just a couple of your vertebrae instead of right down the middle of all of them.

Because of the balance the kneeler chair gives you, all muscles share the burden and all vertebrae share the pressure.

You might also want to check out orthopaedic mattresses like the memory foam ones. We sell those as well, just PM me if you're really interested.

 

I really need one of those chairs...I'm only 23 and i have a lot of back problems :s

 

Have a look at the chairs TOPS30 has suggested , they look good .

 

You don't need a better chair, what you need is too be more active. Instead of taking the bus or the car, just walk instead.

I got a job in late december which lasted to the end of january(was fired). It was 2 miles to the work and since it was so short, I could easily walk to the job and back again. I started to feel much better(not only in the back, but on the whole) after just 1 week.

And if you are going to buy a chair anyway, walk to the store. That's my best advise.

 

yes i think you are right , exercising is good.

 

Not an option, we have no shop

Yes, having strong muscles in the right places helps indeed. The chair helps you do that though.

Do both and it's even better.

 

I bought a lumbar support cushion and it works great.

 

I checked them already...
Not sure i can get used to that and it's a bit expensive to just do a test

 

Lots of sit-ups and lots of stretching.

Here are some stretches:
http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/fitness/fitness14.php

It's also very important to stetch your legs out DAILY! Especially your hamstrings. If your hammies are tight, your lower back will be tight too.

 

Laptop's definitely aren't ideal for long daily usage. If your laptop is basically a desktop replacement, consider either:

1) getting a keyboard/mouse (USB or PS/2) if you have the ports for it.
or
2) hooking up a monitor to it.

The idea is that normally if a laptop is positioned ideally for viewing (no neck strain), it's probably a little too high for your reach and not in a great position for typing and using the trackpad, and can cause some body strain. On the other hand, if you position it well for typing, you'll usually have the laptop lower and will be straining your neck. Hooking up an external monitor will allow you to use the laptop at a lower level comfortable for typing, or using a separate keyboard/mouse will allow you to have the laptop higher without having to adjust your reach.

Aside from that, all you can really do is continue taking those breaks at 30 minute intevals, and even if you don't excercise, at least stretch. That can help alleviate the symptoms, although it won't be doing much in the way of eliminating the cause.

 

Not always the case.
People told me that I should just do some exercise instead of going to a chiropractor when I had back pains. Didn't work. Neither did the chiropractor in the long run. Almost £30 for 5-10min treatments every 2 weeks for 18 months bled me dry, and still didn't fix me.

One visit to an osteopath determined that I had a shorter left leg which had gradually changed the shape of my spine. Going to the chiropractor felt good because being 'adjusted' releases endorphins. It works for some people just not for me. I am more of a heavy duty case.

The osteopath stills costs a lot, but it is slowly making me better. Some people might only need to go for one or two visits, so you might want to check that out. My girlfriend had a really sharp neck pain, 2 visits to the osteopath and she was cured.

An osteopath works the muscles as well as the bones. Sometimes you might be very tense on one side and not even know it.

The other suggestions here are good too: memory foam mattress (try Ikea), posture chair, and of course a moderate amount of exercise.

*How I long to be fit again*