Do kneeling chairs help?

[B13s]

Originally Posted by mmglobal

I tried a kneeling chair and never found it comfortable enough... problem is with the way it makes your knees feel... not your back.

The staff in the back section of the alphaklinik all use stools that have wobbly seat tops. (Maybe someone can look online for these types of chairs and post here.) They do the same thing as the knee chairs, or using a swiss ball as a chair. It forces you to constantly stabilize your upper body and does wonders for your lower trunk strength. Based on what I see at the klinik, those chairs also makes you look like a super model.

Mark

Are you talking about something like this? http://www.sitz.ch/docs/swopper_c.jpg

[mmglobal]

No, they are all blond. The chair is the same though.

[B13s]

Originally Posted by mmglobal

No, they are all blond. The chair is the same though.

This is what I mentioned before - chair is called Swooper - and is really good once you get used to it.

[Maria]

thanks for posting this info. It would seem like this chair provides movement that one uses core strength to maintain positioning throughout the day. I used to use the Swiss Ball to sit on and work at my computer station. I could remain more comfortably on this than any chair and I believe it was mostly because of the movement allowed decreasing pressure on my tailbone and low spine area. I would say bouncing may be good for your health!

[joemonfl]

Great info on the chairs everyone thank you.

I found that higher chairs seem to be more comfortable and since I'm leaning forward on the pc all day (with breaks of course) I thought a chair that leaned forward would help, so I'll look at the swooper, thanks.

Hey Mark, we're both pretty tall, have you sat in one of the swooper type chairs? I found most chairs aren't made for guys over 6'+.

[danab]

My physical therapist told me not to get a kneeling chair as it causes knee problems. I bought a Swopper a year and a half ago. It took about a month to get my back strong enough. Now I love it.