[CQ-Contest] Love my operating chair

[Tod]

I purchased a special three axis orientation mount for my monitor [ fits many sizes up to about 50 # ].

Fantastic adjustments for height and closeness,

Tod, K0T0

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On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:18 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:

> I play online games and when they come out I tend to be a tad addicted to them and have many of the same issues with pain under the shoulder blade etc.  The key for me was finding a better chair.  Trying not to lean forward and keeping my shoulders back with good posture.
> 
> I saw a product called the BACK JOY in a local mall and tried one out for a while.  I could immediately feel a difference.  I nearly bought one but bailed at the last minute.  They are a padded (gel)or un-padded seat that you can carry around with you so you can use it in the car too.  It might help some.  Renate,  my XYL could hardly feel any difference.  When I used one she said she could immediately see the difference in how I was sitting.  I think they have a guarantee.
> 
> www.backjoy.com
> 
> I found that I was pushing my radios back too far which caused by to bend over to reach knobs.  This is bad.  While I run computer control I have yet to let go of the VFO knob for tuning etc.
> 
> I think it is important to get your monitor so it is directly in front of your eyes so you are not having to move your head up or down or left of right to use it.
> 
> K6VVA did a number of articles for NCJ on trying to create a more body friendly shack.
> 
> Mike W0MU
> 
> On 3/13/2013 2:07 PM, Steve London wrote:
>> Interesting thread.
>> 
>> I have a strange contesting pain issue for which I have not yet found a solution.
>> 
>> I believe that I do not move my neck enough. I tend to focus straight-ahead on the monitor, and not much else. After a 48 hour contest, the back of the neck is incredibly sore when I move it, and the pain can continue for up to a week after the contest. The pain feels like it is in the skin, rather than deep in the vertebrae. My table is lower than the standard height, and my monitor is as low as I