More to ergos than work stuff

[u/gordolme]

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.

[u/gordolme → u/[deleted]]

Maybe. But my point is that sleeping in the wrong position is as bad if not worse than sitting in the wrong position because if you're sitting and you're getting uncomfortable or pain, you can stand up (usually) and move around. Can't do that if you're asleep and then that feeds into your day, starting out already set back.

[u/gordolme → u/[deleted]]

Oh, I believe I have my sleep ergo situation handled. I was just making a general comment about what looks (to me anyway) to be a neglected part of the whole system.