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You want to know the trick to sitting at your desk for hours without a sore back? It's easy..... first of all you need a nice comfortable chair, I have a high back executive chair..... next and most important is a step, when you sit upright you are using your lower back for support...... when you sit back your are using your legs and lower back to keep the chair back..... hours of this will kill your lower back, I have a step made of 3/4 inch plyboard about 8 inches high and 7 inches deep covered with the same carpet that's on the floor...... I removed the crappy keyboard drawer so I can slide my chair into the well until my belly touches the edge of the desk, I place my feet on the step (located at the very back of the well) and can sit for hours in total comfort..... having your feet up on the step takes the stress off your lower back..... you are no longer using your lower back to keep the chair tilted back. This step combined with a small rectangular pillow to fill the gap between your lower back and the chair makes for a totally comfortable setup...... of course a large deep desk is a must, I suppose the step would help with a shallow desk..... but with a nice deep desk you have room to cross your legs and move around, another plus when you sit at a desk for hours.
/good advice coming from someone that spends hours sitting behind a desk......
Last edited by Ashton; 07-25-2003 at 03:30 AM..
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