Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site genrad.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!al From: al@genrad.UUCP (Al Gudaitis) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.med Subject: Re: British Design "Back" Chair Message-ID: <527@genrad.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 12:37:23 EST Article-I.D.: genrad.527 Posted: Fri Dec 7 12:37:23 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 05:13:14 EST References: <1934@pegasus.UUCP> Organization: GenRad, Inc., Bolton, Mass. Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.consumers:1550 net.med:1146 > I recently had the pleasure of trying out one of those wierd looking chairs > where you rest your knees on one part of the chair and rest your derriere on > the other part. I found it very comfortable and felt no back strain......... > I have recently purchased one of those chairs and I, too, find it comfortable for my back. However, my knees are killing me now. This may be a problem due to the manufacturing philosophy of one-size-fits-all. I find that my knees have to be bent at considerably more than 90 degrees when sitting on this chair and that places a constant force exactly on the kneecap. Perhaps if the knee-rest were higher relative to the base of the chair, more of my "forward- sliding-weight" would be supported by my shins instead of by my knee. I haven't yet had a chance to experiment with this possibility but I'll let you know if it helps. Al Gudaitis decvax!genrad!al