How do I protect my tailbone from sitting?
Sitting for long periods of time can put a great deal of strain on your tailbone, leading to pain and discomfort that can affect your ability to work or participate in other activities. To prevent tailbone pain while sitting, you should use an office chair specifically designed to provide support and cushioning to the lower back, pelvis, and tailbone area. These office chairs feature ergonomic designs that are tailored to different body shapes, and include well designed shapes to adapt to the 95 percentile. A good office chair should also have adjustable seat height, helping you find the perfect position for your body type.
In addition to using an office chair designed for comfort, there are other things that you can do to protect your tailbone from sitting:
• Take regular breaks throughout the day: Taking frequent breaks from sitting is one of the best ways to reduce chronic pain in the lower back and tailbone area. Getting up every 20 minutes or so can help reduce fatigue and improve circulation in this area. Using a chair that encourages movement can also be beneficial in rhythmic weighting and unweighting of critical support areas. Of course, it is always beneficial to get up and move as often as possible and this might include walking meetings or walking telephone calls.
• Use cushions or pillows: Using cushions or pillows between your back and office chair can reduce pressure on the tailbone by providing extra cushioning. This strategy encourages your pelvis to tilt forward and mechanically reduces pressure off the tailbone.
• Strengthen your core muscles: Strengthening your core muscles – not just those found in the abdominal region, but also the complex of tiny muscle groups that wrap your spine and connect through to your pelvis and femur. – A stronger core can help support your spine and reduce strain on the lower back and tailbone area when sitting. You may want to consult with a trainer, chiropractor, kinesiologist, or physical therapist if you need assistance with finding core-strengthening exercises that are right for you. CoreChair provides the best core-strengthening, active siting experience available on the market.
• Adjust your posture: Proper posture is essential when it comes to preventing tailbone pain while sitting down. When seated, make sure that both feet are flat on the floor with knees bent at a 90-degree angle or more, with an open hip angle where your thighs are on a downward slope toward your knees.
By following these tips, you can effectively protect your tailbone from pain while seated without compromising comfort or productivity levels at work or home office settings!
What kind of chair is best for tailbone pain?
When looking for an office chair that can help with tailbone pain first the seat must be shaped to mechanically offload or minimize sitting pressures from this area. This generally means that the seated position has focused support on the thigh and top of the back of the pelvis, effectively stabilizing the pelvis and providing orthopedic support similar to how the well known Birkenstock shoes support the anatomical structure of the foot.
For those who experience tailbone pain caused by sitting in office chairs for long periods, one of the best options is a seat cushion made specifically for this purpose. This type of cushion usually features contoured foam padding and coverings that help keep pressure off sensitive areas around the tailbone while still providing firm support where needed. Sometimes special gel-filled cushions are used to reduce heat buildup and eliminate uncomfortable pressure points during extended sitting sessions.
In general, office chairs with superior ergonomic design features combined with additional lumbar support cushions seem to work well for people suffering from tailbone pain due to prolonged sitting in office environments. Ideally you can find a sitting solution that does not require a lot of add-on components and a lot of adjustments that might become confused over time.
How do you relieve tailbone pain in an office chair?
Relieving tailbone pain in an office chair can be achieved through a few different methods. First, simply adjust the chair to provide proper lumbar and pelvic support by adjusting both the height and depth of the seatback. Additionally, adding a cushion or backrest directly onto the chairs to provide additional support may help reduce discomfort. Lastly, ensure that your feet are flat on the floor while sitting in order to reduce pressure and tension on your tailbone area. With these small modifications you can improve comfort while at work and alleviate tailbone pain.
CoreChair – the best office chair for tailbone pain
CoreChair is the premiere office chair designed to reduce lower back and tailbone pain. It’s ergonomically designed with a contoured seat and lumbar support system that provide maximum comfort and support for your lower back, tailbone, and entire spine. The high-density foam cushioning absorbs pressure and shock from everyday movement so you can stay productive without experiencing any pain.
The adjustable height allows you to customize the chair for optimal comfort, allowing you to sit higher and the contoured seat follows your thigh position on a downward slope toward your knees. The adjustable resistance allows you to keep moving while you sit, which has many health benefits but also allows greater blood flow to this area.
CoreChair Benefits for your health
CoreChair– your simple solution to back pain.
Similar to an orthotic device that is designed to embrace and support various boney structures and joints within our bodies, CoreChair optimizes pelvic support with a complimentary sculpted seat and pelvic support cushion. In harmony, these cushions embrace your pelvis to encourage an upright neutral pelvic orientation. Like building a house, we need to start with a good foundation.
The outcome is a stable base that allows balance in our spine as well as the ability of our spine to work as designed with ease of natural movement through flexion, extension and rotation.
A healthy spine also requires a diversity of movement which involves stimulating blood flow, mobilizing the joints, strengthening core muscles and hydrating the vertebral discs. Often when we experience back pain our tendency is to rest up and stop strenuous activity. While this may be recommended in the short term, long term it may not be helpful. Movement and specific back exercises are needed to help alleviate and remedy back pain. Moving on a CoreChair provides an excellent opportunity to gradually work the back and core in a controlled manner to help avoid stiffness, strengthen and alleviate pain.
A study completed by Memorial University concluded that participants sitting in the CoreChair adopted a more upright posture, experienced less back pain and stiffness and had enhanced blood flow when compared to sitting in a traditional office chair.
Reduced Back Pain
Pelvic support provides the foundation for a balanced healthy spine to prevent slumping, optimize posture, and reduce back pain and discomfort.
Core Strength
Movement is the key to maintaining core strength and more movement will definitely build strength. One absolute is that if you don’t use it you will lose it.
Extraordinary comfort meets incredible pelvic support.
Proper distribution of our weight when sitting is a critical factor in chair selection as it translates into seating comfort. Poorly designed chairs can result in uncomfortable pressure points and restriction of circulation. The seat of the CoreChair is aggressively sculpted to embrace your sit bones and provide even weight distribution allowing your circulation to flow freely, so you can focus on your work, not your discomfort.
Graduate students from Cornell University (with guidance from Dr. Alan Hedge), investigated sitting pressure on CoreChair compared to a high-end ergonomic office chair and discovered that CoreChair has more evenly dispersed weight thereby significantly lowering pressure points. This means significantly better comfort for you.
Sculpted Seat
Sculpted seat harmonizes with pelvic stabilizer to relieve pressure points, prevents sliding, and provide added comfort.
Pelvic Support
Our seat cushion works in conjunction with the pelvic support to stabilize the pelvis, optimize sitting posture, and reduce back pain.
Boosting brain power through movement.
Being physically active not only helps us avoid negative outcomes such as chronic disease and obesity, but also helps to boost our brainpower! Cognition, how we understand and interact in the world, related to the brain-based skills needed to learn, remember and solve problems. Physical activity, whether exercise in the gym or incidental movement on your CoreChair, aids our cognitive power by stimulating blood flow to the brain, delivering oxygen and glucose to make us better able to work on tasks both simplistic and complex. Introduce movement into your workday and experience the benefits of improved focus, increased productivity, and more brainpower!
Dr. Leah Bent conducted a four-hour investigation at the University of Guelph and discovered there was a significant reduction in calf circumference indicative of improved lower extremity blood flow and a significant reduction of errors commissioned utilizing SART (Sustained Attention to Response Task) suggesting enhanced cognitive function with blood flow.
Blood Flow
Movement stimulates your lymphatic system and blood flow to keep your vital systems working well.
Brain Power
Increased blood flow to the brain keeps you alert and creative, making you happier and more productive in the workplace.
IMPROVING YOUR HEALTH ONE MOVE AT A TIME.
There’s a distinct difference between exercise and physical activity. Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity and is planned, structured, repetitive and purposeful with a fitness objective. Physical activity includes exercise in addition to other activities that involve movement including pacing, household chores and other recreational activities.
CoreChair is proud to be NEAT™ Certified (NEAT™ stands for the science of Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, developed by Mayo Clinic). We now know that activity, all activity, is good for our health.
Increased Caloric Burn
Movement burns calories and helps manage our weight and mood, which bolsters our energy! CoreChair users can expect an increased metabolic demand of 20%!
Increased Circulation
Swollen ankles? Movement stimulates your circulation. Not just to make your heart pump but also assists your vascular return.
