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I found my Aeron chair triggered my lower back pain. Since then I’ve moved to mostly using a standing mat and standing up as well as strengthening my core. I might try sitting on my Aeron chair after a few months of core strengthening


>lower back pain

How low?

I've had a terrible pain in my tailbone going on a few months now. I finally relented and got one of those donut shaped memory foam pillows. 40€ for a block of foam with a hole in it is criminal, but after using it for a week now, I must admit it does help a lot.


I had pain in my tailbone like this for 1.5 years (including donut cushion and all) before a doc ordered a CT and found I had a hemmorhoidal cyst.

Not sure if that’s already been excluded, but my life has been a lot happier since they removed it :P


> I've had a terrible pain in my tailbone

This always happened to me on those Aeron chairs and pre-covid I was using those doughnut pillows for a few years, they worked great.


If it's an acute pain at your tailbone, you might want to consult a doctor or nurse. You could be having a common condition like a pilonidal cyst.


I get some insane neck pain with these. Found I work better altering between standing and using a normal wooden chair. Not amazing sounding but it works for me.


What size chair are you using (A/B/C)? I had similar problems when I used a C which was too big. I sold it and got a B and haven't had problems since.


You might want to play with your recline angle




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