I donât know if the device will work or not but Iâm against spending money if you donât have to. Put a sign or sticker next to your monitor that says something simple like âSIT UP STRAIGHTâ as a constant reminder, or you use your phone to remind you to move every so often.
For me I put a sticker on my laptop that just said âSEND ITâ⌠in my case Iâd got into a cycle of reading emails over and over again before sending, trying to make them perfect and even just something as simple as that was a nudge in the right direction
I have never tried it, but from the look of it, it will force your body in a certain position by making any other position impossible or uncomfortable. I doubt it will help your muscles getting stronger. In fact, I fear the opposite might be true: by âholdingâ your body in position, it diminishes or eliminates the need to use your muscles to keep your body upright, which would actually lead to your muscles weakening instead of strengthening. Compare it to injury management: nowadays, the general advice is not to rest, but to keep exercising (at a lower level) to keep muscle strength. Ever had your arm or leg in a cast? When it comes off after a couple of weeks, your muscles have completely wasted away and you have to build them up again very carefully so as not to overdo it and get injured. Just do exercises regularly. It wonât take very long to feel improvement and it will benefit your health at different levels, for the rest of your life.
Iâm in my 60âs so Iâm pretty sensitive to back issues. I had a decent desk chair with arms but they caused me to sit too far forward when playing guitar. I was in a hunched position with no support for my back. A sofa is even worse. I have just picked up a second hand typistâs chair on Facebook marketplace for free. Itâs a bit old but itâs very sturdy with good back support. Having read reviews of new chairs I came to the conclusion that new is not necessarily better. My back is much happier.
@Beatup6String Thank you for sharing. I can see I saw it few years ago⌠but did not put too much attention to that.
This is completely my fault and not anyone else. Maybe there should be more awareness about healthy lifestyle. But that does not work and earn money in my country, so they better go in TV for ad about Coca Cola and ordering every food via transport.
Itâs not a great idea to seek medical advice on a public forum, beyond âsocial sharingâ purposes. Youâre as likely to get useless/potentially harmful advice as helpful suggestions.
For what itâs worth, the vast majority of non-traumatic back pain is self-limiting and resolves by itself within a year The bad news is that it is likely to be recurrent
Many people think that the back muscles are the important ones in supporting the back. Not so much. Itâs the abdominal wall muscles in front (mainly the obliques and transverse ones) that tense and produce a strong, stable abdominal âcolumnâ, which gives strenght to and takes pressure off the spine when lifting etc.
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@brianlarsen Thank you, I was just looking for advice and result is also that I am not unique and this problem comes to everyone. Sooner or later.
I am gonna visit my doctor, because I need someone to check what I need to fix it, because I am not sure if I am doing it right even when I watched some videos and read some articles.
The solution seems really easy and straight forward⌠but reality? To defeat laziness and comfortable zone? Almost impossible.
@GrumpyMac I will, but first I have to visit my basic doctor (dont know the specific name) and he has to give me paper to visit physiotherapist. It will be covered by insurance.
After this topic in the morning I started to do some simple stretch exercise with 15 squats and push ups. Also I am putting myself in the correct sitting and standing position really often when I notice from video tutorials I saw. I am changing a lot the sitting and standing when I work or play videogame. Maybe around 3-4 changes per hour, I am walking more in the work. I started to use strap on my Tele and I have to fix my posture a lot, but I am working on that - yesterday I had Vintage Club session and whole hour I was using a strap and it was OK.
Right now I am reading articles about sleeping on side, because I am stomach sleeper since the times I can remember and this can be really one of the rootcause. I had some afternoon nap on back and it seems doable, I just need to change this habit.
and I feel much better doing only this little things. Still waiting for Thursday to visit my doctor.
This is good news. The first step to fixing anything is awareness and if youâre keeping moving your position a few times each hour then thatâs a handy reminder until things like sitting upright becomes the norm (which wonât happen in a few days). Well done for getting started on making change, thatâs often the hardest step
Considering the sleeping: sleeping on your stomach indeed isnât the best position for your back, but putting a (not too thick) cushion underneath your belly can help. Whichever position you use, key thing is always to keep your spine as straight as possible: sleeping on your stomach â put a cushion underneath your belly, sleeping on your back â put a cushion underneath your knees, sleeping on your side â put a cushion between your legs and, depending on the hardness of your mattress, in the hollow between the narrowest part of your waist and your mattress.
The bad news is that it is likely to be recurrent 
