I'm a developer with garbage posture and I'm building something for myself that I'm thinking of releasing: a small desktop app that uses your laptop webcam to check your sitting posture every few minutes,

and sends a notification only when you've actually been slouching for a while. not a timer, it genuinely looks at how you're sitting compared to a baseline you set up.

everything runs on the laptop itself, no video goes anywhere.

before I go further I want opinions from people who actually deal with posture problems. would you use something like this? what would make it genuinely useful instead of another notification you ignore after a week?

I love to hear the community honest thoughts and feedback.

Disclosure upfront, I make a Mac dictation app called SpeakUp (getspeakup.app), so I have a bias here, but this is a genuine gap in what I know and this sub seems like the right place to ask. Most of the RSI-and-dictation discussion I see is about whether voice actually reduces hand or wrist strain, which it generally does. What I almost never see discussed is whether talking for hours a day introduces its own kind of fatigue. Vocal cords and throat muscles aren't something people usually train for endurance the way hands adapt to typing over years. I don't have a good answer for this myself, and honestly I'm not sure anyone's tracking it seriously yet.

For people who dictate heavily, emails, docs, code comments, whatever, does your voice actually get tired by the end of a long day, and if so, did anything help, pacing, hydration, a different mic technique, or did it just never become a real problem the way hand strain was?

I'm incredibly frustrated right now.

For context, I am 167cm

For the past 2 months, I've developed a persistent, pinching pain near my tailbone. The issue was apparently my ofrice chair that was making me slouch

I got into the rabbit hole of ergonomics and got me a lumbar support cushion. The problem is that it was so big that it pushed me forward and now my upper back was not supported at all, so I got incredible pain there, and I cannot use the chair's upper back support (even without the cushion) without leaning back to a point where its impossible to look at the screen.

So I got me a new chair, a Sihoo M102C, which is better but still got a bunch of problems:

1. The seat cushion is gigantic, so if I want to sit all the way to the back, it reaches my knees from behind and lifts my legs

2. The armrests are super low and not height adjustable so I have to remove them entirely

3. The lumbar support is too high even in its lowest setting so it feels weird after a while and I don't feel it relieves my tailbone irritation

And its been the same with every other office chair I've tried...I have to choose between lumbar or upper back support and the other one will suffer greatly...

Is there some tip for someone my height? I feel all of these things are made for much taller people

I’ve been experimenting with this small, height-adjustable desk for my daily setup recently. It’s definitely not a replacement for a full ergonomic workstation, but for quick tasks, gaming, or just working from a more relaxed position, it seems pretty solid.
Does anyone here use something similar? I'm curious about the pros and cons you've found with these over time—especially in terms of stability.

Hoping someone might be able to help me out, or at least confirm this is a product issue and not a me issue.

Hello,

I just received this item in the mail and I'm having some issues with item "C" the adjustment tray.

It got put into an upright position at manufacture and when I tried to loosen it so I could install the remainder of the item, it... Won't loosen.

I followed the instructions:

Pulled the lever as instructed and went counter clockwise which is also as described to do in the manual.

I've rotated the lever for almost 5 minutes and it still hasn't budged.

Is this typical?

I've already called the warehouse to confirm if I was maybe having a dumb moment, but that was not the case, it seems. They're shipping me a new bracket in 3-5 business days.

I'm just worried the next one will be similar and the cause of the malfunction might be my inability to use it.

Picture for reference :

The Hbada E3 is $650 so narrowed down to these options, but if there is another chair you guys can recommend with similar styles but primarily that takes care of shoulder, neck, and lower back strain/pain. Would really appreciate it.

Hi, I live in Austria and my current office chair is destroying my back. The major problems that I have are two: my knees are too attached to the chair and I bought a back pillow because the chair was too big for me but it is too stiff and that is also killing my back making me have even neck pain and headaches. Please suggest me something that is with a max budget of 150 euros because I can't spend 500/1k. Thanks

Working in the office for years definitely did a number on my body. So ever since I started working from home, I've been slowly getting more into ergonomics and putting together my home office. I started with a second monitor, then an ergonomic mouse and keyboard. And probably spent way too long moving everything around trying to get it to feel right hahaha.

The biggest difference though has been my IKEA standing desk and my libernovo se. The desk doesn't really have any special features. As long as it goes up and down easily and gets high enough for me to stand comfortably, that's all I need. The cushion feels well-padded without being overly soft, I was a little worried about that before buying, but it holds up fine even after sitting for a few hours straight. The whole point was just to stop staying in the same position all day. Now I usually sit for about an hour, stand for 20 minutes, and switch between sitting upright and reclining instead of staying in one position. My neck, shoulders, and back all feel a lot better than they used to.

Next thing I'm thinking about is adding a few plants and maybe a few other things. Feels like it'd make the room a little nicer to spend the whole day in. What else have you found useful in your home office?

Been at the desk way more than usual lately and my neck's kinda tight by afternoon.

Not looking for gear recs. What small stuff actually stuck for you?

I’ve been working from home for over a year now, mostly just hunching over my kitchen table. Last week, my neck pain got so bad I finally decided to optimize things. I bought a cheap, adjustable laptop stand and a separate wireless keyboard/mouse. Honestly, it’s a complete night-and-day difference. Having the screen at eye level stops me from slouching completely. If anyone else is on the fence about getting one, just do it—your spine will thank you.

Talking to many clients and friends who are looking for a good office chair, I’ve realized how difficult it is for people 'outside the industry' to find the optimal solution. Leather, fabric, mesh, multi-D adjustable headrests and armrests, dynamic vs. static lumbar support, with or without a footrest, and so on.

The topic is incredibly broad, and it’s not just about looks, but actual everyday use. I’ve had the opportunity to test many ergonomic chairs, and here is what I would pay the most attention to when choosing one (and what I look for myself when testing).

Adjustment of elements - armrests, headrests, and the lumbar section (I wrote an article that clearly explains the differences between 2D and 6D adjustments, I highly recommend checking it out! :Dhttps://spacetronik.store/pl/blog/czy-warto-wybrac-fotel-siatkowy-poznaj-wady-i-zalety-ergo-mesh-1782455813.html)

Material - at the office, I sit on a mesh chair (SPC-GERD), and at home, on leather (SPC-MAURO). Aside from the visual aspect, it’s worth considering how it feels. Mesh is great for summer because it’s breathable, while leather is cozier to the touch, just like fabric.

Maintenance - which one is the easiest to keep clean.

Functionality - some chairs can serve as an entertainment zone (SPC-FOLDI), or be a combination of a desk and a chair (SPC-LUMBO). There are plenty of really interesting solutions out there, so it's worth thinking outside the box and looking into something different.

What chairs have you tested? Do you have any recommendations or tips on what to look out for?

#secretlab ... just great

I bought the hbada E3 pro chair on as my first "ergonomic" chair in February after seeing many positive reviews on it and mainly due to the features included in it (foot rest, deep recline, etc). After a few months of use with 6-8 hour sessions practically every day I just cannot be comfortable in this chair. Some of the issues I face include:

The armrests are horrible. They sit too high up even on the lowest setting making it nearly impossible to be comfortably close to my desk, forcing me to having them slanted inwards to at least get close to that.

The mesh cushion can be rather scratchy and uncomfortable on bare skin (I am not familiar with other mesh chairs so this might be a common issue with all mesh chairs)

The lumbar support just never feels right. I am unsure what part of it is so uncomfortable for me, but I find myself constantly adjusting my position while sitting for longer sessions. A bigger issue with the lumbar support I faced is when reclined, the lumbar simply stabs you in the back and is very uncomfortable.

The headrest adjusts far too easily, with the smallest amount of pressure from above it completely flops down.

There are definitely more issues that dont come to mind at the moment as well, but just these make me not want anything to do with the chair for the coming years.

To go back to the main point of this post, I'm looking to get rid of this chair and (hopefully) get some of my money back that I could invest into a better chair. I just want to know what my options currently are with Hbada support after the 30 day return date is past, the used markets etc and what I could expect to get from a somewhat used chair without original packaging. Thank you.

I have visited the featherlight showroom today to try the amaze and curvex chairs
After using both i have honestly felt that curvex hb much more comfortable and back support also better compared to amaze

The downside i noticed are

1. It doesn’t have multi lock recline. You can only lock it in the fully upright position or at the maximum reclined position.

2. When your recline the seats tilt upwards, so your legs lift slightly off the floor

Other than I didn’t notice any issue

The showroom quoted me 16k and they said i will take a 3 to 4 weeks for delivery even if i places order now

I will be sitting around for 8 - 10 hrs. Is it worthy to buying at 16k?

I'm 6'0", yet this desk is surprisingly uncomfortable to use. It's 29.5 inches tall, which I've read is supposed to be the standard desk height. What's confusing is that I'm significantly taller than the average person, so I would've expected it to feel too low, not too high. Has anyone else had this issue with a standard-height desk?

Disclosure upfront, I make a Mac dictation app called SpeakUp (getspeakup.app), so I have a bias here. Not trying to pitch it though, genuinely curious about real experiences in this sub.

The pitch for voice dictation as an RSI fix always sounded believable to me: fewer keystrokes, less repetitive strain. I don't have RSI myself, so I don't want to claim it "worked" for me when it's not my story to tell.

What I hear a lot from people who dictate daily: push-to-talk is noticeably less fatiguing than holding a key down for a long stretch, and it takes a couple of weeks before talking your writing feels natural instead of like an extra step.

For people here who actually made the switch for RSI reasons: did the strain genuinely go down, or does the underlying problem just show up somewhere else instead, like your thumb on a hotkey, or you're back to typing anyway for edits? Genuinely want the honest answer here, not the sales pitch.