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Hi all,
Recently I've been asked whether a Pilates ball would be suitable for staff to use at their workstation rather than the traditional type of chair. I have my reservations regarding this and have advised that a traditional type of chair is more suitable.
Has anyone out there come across this or have it in their organisation. Would apprecaite any info that I can use either way.
Thanks in advance
Nadroj
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No pilates balls unless you are a gym. DSE guidance (which we all have issues with) discusses various aspects of seat adjustment - last time i looked there was no adjustment available with a pilates ball. Cant find the post but a similar question was recently asked and one of the comments was regarding free rolling trip hazards in the office (plus the inevitable temptation for a game of office soccer). Edited by user 07 November 2018 21:30:06(UTC)
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No pilates balls unless you are a gym. DSE guidance (which we all have issues with) discusses various aspects of seat adjustment - last time i looked there was no adjustment available with a pilates ball. Cant find the post but a similar question was recently asked and one of the comments was regarding free rolling trip hazards in the office (plus the inevitable temptation for a game of office soccer). Edited by user 07 November 2018 21:30:06(UTC)
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I authorised a ball chair, or whatever their name is this week. I had a younf female worker who had issues with posture. She went to a couple of shops to try chairs out and came back with the idea of the ball chair.
Although there is no adjustment on the chair itself, you can alter the pressure of the ball to aid the user.
So far in the last 12 months she has had no reoccuring back issues. Would I do it again. Probably but the individual would have to do the same amount of leg work to convince me this was the best option for them
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I sometimes think we get fixated with the VDU guidance. I know I have stated before that I have my screen much lower than the guidance recommends because I wear vary focal glasses. I think the same is true with chairs. We are all individuals and sometimes standards just don’t work. However I would not offer a “ball” as an office seat. There are alternatives out there such as saddle seats and kneeling seats, but you have to have great posture to use them. We have supplied these seats, but only on very rare occasions and on good medical and ergonomic advice not just because someone fancied one or had read about them.
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We have accepted the use of these balls on one occasion for an operator who had an injury involving a damaged coxyx. He swore by it and found it more comfortable than any chair he tried. It didn't affect the way he worked and the rest of the workstation remained unchanged. For this individual it was a good option, but it is not for everyone.
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