r/Ergonomics

The second I get into a flow state my posture just collapses. I'll start a 2 hour coding block sitting upright, and an hour later I'm basically melted into the chair with my lower back doing all the heavy lifting.

it’s been driving me up the wall. I know you can’t break a habit overnight, so I’m gonna tackle this starting with the hardware.my old chair's lumbar support just gives up the moment I shift my weight. needed something with more rigid, structured back support that actually holds me up when I stop paying attention to my body.

ended up trying a mid-range mesh option (nouhaus strato x2) since it had the more defined back curve I was looking for. its been keeping me a bit more honest during deep work.

I am confused which is better for working from home like 10 12 hrs

Just accepted a fully WFH position. My chair at my office is a Steelcase Leap and while it's comfortable, I still suffer from low back/tailbone pain. I'm looking for something a little more snug on the low back. Female, age 31, 190 lbs. Spam me with your recommendations

im using a pretty standard ergonomic chair at work. it feels fine in the morning, but by mid-afternoon the lumbar support starts feeling weirdly aggressive. not painful at first, just like it is pushing in the wrong spot, and then i start shifting around or sitting sideways to get away from it.

i mentioned it to a friend who is way more into office setups than i am, and he said the chair might only feel good in the one posture i tested it in. which unfortunately makes sense. when i sit upright, it is okay. when i lean forward to type or slowly slide down during calls, the back support is suddenly not where my back actually is.

that sent me down the “dynamic back support” rabbit hole a bit. one chair that came up was the Lavenne R9 Pro, which is still a Kickstarter thing, so i am not treating it as a proven fix. but it did make me think maybe the issue is not needing more knobs, but needing a chair that does not only work when you sit perfectly still.

has anyone dealt with this kind of fixed-lumbar problem? did you solve it by dialing in the knobs better, or by switching to a chair with a more flexible/dynamic backrest?

I’ve always struggled with sitting in the same position for too long, especially since working remotely after Covid. When I used to work from an office, I naturally had more chances to move around, walk to someone’s desk, grab coffee, or just reset for a few minutes.

At home, I was basically stuck in the same cramped desk setup for hours. Once I sat down, I could stay in the same position for most of the day without really noticing how stiff I was getting. I recently became a parent too, so I’m spending even more time working from home and don’t always get many chances to step away from the desk during the day.

I started looking into standing desks and got a decent one because I noticed that moving around made me feel less uncomfortable. I upgraded to one about two months ago, and the biggest change is that I don’t feel as physically trapped at my desk anymore. I can stand for a while, sit again, or move around for a few minutes when I start feeling stiff.

I usually switch positions every 30-40 minutes, but I’m not sure if that’s actually a good routine or if I should be changing positions more or less often. I’m also wondering whether monitor and keyboard height should be adjusted differently when standing.

For people who understand ergonomics better, does alternating between sitting and standing actually help, or does it mostly depend on how the desk, chair, and monitor are positioned?

Is it ergonomics?
The door handle you instinctively know how to use.

Push plate? You push.
Pull handle? You pull.

Simple.

But when design cues are unclear, people hesitate, push when they should pull, or pause to figure out what to do.

That’s an ergonomics issue.

Good design aligns with natural human expectation.

It considers:

• Reach height
• Grip shape
• Required force
• Clear visual cues
• Ease of operation for different users

When design matches human behaviour, interaction feels effortless.

When it doesn’t, confusion and inefficiency creep in.

This might be a simple application of ergonomics - where the error might lead to a touch of embarrassment, we have all been there when we push when it says pull. However the same application can effect the safety of a workplace or public space. The best ergonomic design often feels invisible because it simply makes sense.

We often love reminding ourselves of everyday ergonomics in action.

Hey everyone, I just found out our sub due to a friend's recommendation. Really hope i can get some realistic advice or sharing here cause im so lost rn

I have been WFH for a few years now and I never paid any attention to my posture. I used to work from the couch, my bed etc just basically everywhere i can work. I started getting this awful lower back pain recently, went to the doctor and getting diagnosed with L1 degenerative disc disease. Stuck with it for life

Def a massive wake up call for me so i decided to invest in on a proper ergonomic desk setup. Bought a standing desk and a highly rec ergo chair and spent my only day off to put everything together

I simply assumed that id be better but turns out it doesn't work that way at all. Having to figure out the right heights, desk levels and angles is incredibly overwhelming. Every online guide makes the rules sound so complicated, and half of them just... trying to force me to buy even more accessories?!!

So rlly wonder how do you guys actually set up your desk to be more ergonomic or friendlier for back pain? Any tips on how you sit to make sure it doesn't cause more pain throughout the day? Appreciate and open to any advice you can share.

Kindly suggest me an ergonomic chair under 15k with pros and cons

Budget can be extended to 20k if worthy

Hi all!

I got a used haworth zody after going on an office chair search to fix my lower back pain, I got it from a used office warehouse after trying many many chairs, even though the leap was recommended for smaller folks like me (5'3") I just didnt feel comfortable in it

that said, after a couple months of using the zody, I have noticed my only issue with it, the armrests are too far apart for my body if I am wanting to properly use them and have my arms tight to my body to reduce shoulder issues - i have been dealing with a pretty big trap imbalance on my right side that I am trying to remedy and I believe a large part of it is from my wfh set-up

does anyone know a good solution to getting the armrests of the zody closer in? is there some sort of accessory I can buy for this? should I take it to a furniture repair place and see what they can do? This chair is PERFECT in every other way so I would rather NOT get rid of it

image included of how my arms sit when the armrests are as close in as possible

https://preview.redd.it/0wgk3pv8sfah1.jpg?width=2097&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f139649c653c8cf78b3fc649092b613679081166

Hi everyone,

I've grown up sitting at desks for hours playing videos games just as a lot of people my age have and now I'm starting to develop a lump at the bottom of my wrist as I continue to sit at a desk for hours a day doing work. I'm worried about this becoming a serious health problem especially as a musician, mobility is very important to me so I'm starting to look into ergonomic mice and things I can do to try and stop the problem getting worse.

I'm currently using a G502X mouse as my daily driver but I've been hearing a lot about how trackpads are actually better for you in terms of ergonomics. I've also been looking into the MX Master series as I've heard they're really good for ergonomics but I thought I'd come onto reddit and just ask for people's opinions.

Thank you for any insight you can give me :)

I see a lot of posts about chairs, desks, keyboards, mice, posture, etc. All work related. But nothing about life stuff. Nothing about dining room chairs/tables and nothing about beds/sleeping arrangements.

These things are just as important. For example, most people spend a third of their day in bed.

Due to a degenerative skeletal condition, I literally cannot lay flat. So much so that when I need imaging done (xray, ultrasound, whatever) I can't even lay flat on their tables or carts. And with my bad wrist, I frequently would wake up in the morning with wrist pain before I've even done anything. So what do I do?

I have a motorized adjustable bed with both my head and knees raised. This puts just enough curve to support me when on my back and not be too much when I inevitably roll onto my side. As for the wrist, I have a cushioned wrist brace designed specifically for wrist support/immobilization while sleeping.

The bed is an off-the-shelf item from a furniture store and the wrist brace is cheap from Amazon.