Fibromyalgia office chair help

reeny1978

Hello,
I am currently working for a company who supplied me with an office chair. It flares up pain in my upper back and coccyx. It makes the pain unbearable. How can I find a chair which fits me and supports my body? I was told I was ‘too slim’ for the chair they supplied.
Having been off work for 12 weeks my pain has reduced.... until I used my work laptop at home yesterday. I am now working from home for 3 months and need advice on how to do this with reduced pain. I will stand up for part of the day.... it’s the sitting I need help with. Specifically a chair to use without so much pain. I have cushions you put on a chair and they do not provide enough support. Any advice would be greatly received. Thank you in advance. 

steve51

Hi @reeny1978

Good Evening & Welcome it’s great to meet you today.

I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

We have got some info below for you on a service that I have used previously.

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We have got some info for you above about this & please let me know if there’s anything that you would like to ask me in regards to it??????

@steve51

reeny1978

Thank you so much @steve51 Your help is greatly appreciated. I stumbled across this service from a Facebook page and never knew the community existed. What a wonderful forum! 

steve51

Hi @reeny1978

No probs it’s my Pleasure ??

@steve51

Chloe_Alumni

Hi @reeny1978, have you been assessed by access to work? 

They might be able to provide a chair which is more specialised to your needs.

janer1967

Hi @reeny1978 Welcome to the community great to have you on board. As Chloe has said access to work could provide an assessment and recommend a suitable chair.

You could also ask your employer to refer you to occupational health who can also assess you and your work station and make recommendations for equipment or adaptions to help you

reeny1978

Thank you @janer1967 and @Chloe_Scope I sent a referral to Access to work last night on the recommendation from @steve51. Fingers crossed they can help. 

I was referred to OH on my request over a year ago, but they just said take regular breaks. My immediate managers were not supportive. I was referred to workplace adjustment (in house) who got me a new desk (took 7 months) and chair. But the chair causes a lot of pain. I have persevered for over a year with a lot of pain. It is a universal ‘one size fits all’ chair with no upper back support or head rest. They may be able to re-assess me, but the solutions they provide are not bespoke. They want me to tell them what I need... and I don’t know the answer.

I am looking for somebody to tell me what I need really. Hoping access to work can help. 

Thank you! 

steve51

Hi @reeny1978

That is great news that you have contacted Access to Work.

Please please let me know if you have any problems?????

I would be more than happy in typing to help you if that would help ?????

@steve51

Chloe_Alumni

Glad to hear you have contacted Access to Work @reeny1978! Please do let us know how you get on.

still_c

reeny1978 said:

Hello,
I am currently working for a company who supplied me with an office chair. It flares up pain in my upper back and coccyx. It makes the pain unbearable. How can I find a chair which fits me and supports my body? I was told I was ‘too slim’ for the chair they supplied.
Having been off work for 12 weeks my pain has reduced.... until I used my work laptop at home yesterday. I am now working from home for 3 months and need advice on how to do this with reduced pain. I will stand up for part of the day.... it’s the sitting I need help with. Specifically a chair to use without so much pain. I have cushions you put on a chair and they do not provide enough support. Any advice would be greatly received. Thank you in advance. 

Have you tried any massage chairs? Something like these probably?

Scubalou

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/72270/fibromyalgia-office-chair-help

Funnily, your question is why I just joined! Im looking for chair suggestions too!