Use Ball as Chair at Work?? Is it good for Back Pain or Backache?
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These inflated disks are also used in rehabilitation exercises to help people regain their sense of movement and position, known as proprioception, and exercises for seniors who want to maintain or improve their balance. The third use for a balance disk is as a seat cushion for active sitting, similar to using an exercise ball as a chair.Sitting on the balance disc creates active and dynamic sitting. Place the disc directly onto the chair, this provides a less stable sitting surface, which means that the body has to make continuous small movements to correct balance.
These movements strengthen the deep core stability muscles which provide postural support to the body.Because the balance disc provides an unstable surface, things like standing, sitting and kneeling become core exercises. Standing on a balance disc engages the core muscles and focuses on balance. To increase difficulty, try balancing on one leg or add hand weights while standing.
Using your Core Balance Disc on a chair creates a more open angle between the waist and legs. The pelvis can tilt back to its natural setting, relieving stress on the lumbar region. Perform exercises at your desk with pelvic tilts and more. Improve low back, posture, core and spinal muscles.Use a Balance Disc for an Exercise Challenge or Active Sitting A balance disc is an inflated cushion that you stand on for balance and core exercises or use as a seat cushion, with benefits for fitness and rehab.
Sit on the center of the disc, knees bent with heels on the ground, and extend arms out to your sides. Slowly lift one leg up off the ground, keeping it bent. Once stable, lift the other leg up until both are at approximately 90 degrees. Hold in this position as long as you can, up to 30 seconds.
Put the disc on a chair or flat sitting area, and sit on it. For some people, you might have to use your hands for balance or even have someone help steady you. It is almost like a modified version of sitting on a swiss/stability ball. Once you sit on it, you can shift back and forth side to side.
Balance Disc Instructions CAUTION: The sample exercises shown are not suited to all abilities and/or health conditions. Consult your healthcare provider before beginning any new exercise routine. Getting Started Use a chair, counter or wall for additional support before stepping on the disc for the first time. Shift your weight from your heels.Enter: The Balance Cushion.
Also referred to as a “wobble cushion,” this inflatable disc sits in the seat of your chair, providing you with just enough instability to engage your core and back muscles while you sit. You’ll notice you sit taller, straighter, and maintain a firmer stance within your core to.The balance disc is an important tool used in core training. You can actually stand, sit and kneel on the balance disc.
This is performed in such a way that increases difficulty on those easy exercise routines. Beginners are encouraged to do sitting exercises using the balance disc.A balance disc is a device that can be used for various exercises to improve our balance and stability. In addition to being used as an exercise mechanism, a balance disc also helps us work on our stability during our everyday activities like sitting at our desks while working. Benefits of a Balance Disc.
Stability cushions are also known as exercise discs, balance cushions, wobble cushions, or stability discs. I like wobble cushions. Wobble cushions are closely related to balance boards, but you don’t sit on those. This article is about sitting.
Exercise balls can be used for sitting, but not as conveniently as wobble cushions.The main use of balance discs by athletes is to strengthen core stability and muscles which also decreases back pain. Just sitting on a balance disc will encourage a more active or dynamic posture, which can be very important in the more sedentary lifestyles many of us lead.If you get really good at this, buy a balance disk and practice on that.
Chair squats: Use a chair and practice getting up from a sitting position, 20 times with no hands. Squats help strengthen.Flexible seating options like balance ball chairs, stay-n-play balls, balance discs and chair bands will help kids get the wiggles out, releasing built up energy and helping them focus.
Available in a variety of fun colors, prints and even funny faces. SHOP KIDS ACTIVE SITTING.
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Thanks for the video. Would you use this to sit on for extended periods of time? (i.e. at a desk)
hi dr jo. for a post fibula fracture which exercise can u recommend? i lost my balance. i bought the disc. thanks
Dr. Jo where can I buy the Womfy pillow like in your video. I’ve been looking but can’t find it. I think I would love it look so comfy.
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What is the size you recommend? I have noticed they come in different sizes?
Excellent video. After surgeries, I went to physical therapy and regaining balance was an important part of it. I missed the balance discs and am going to get one for use at home. Thanks.
stability disc specifically can be used for ankle and knee exercise?????????????????????
This was the best demo of the stability disc that I have found. I liked the variety of exercises. I would like to see more fro Dr. Jo showing more standup exercises on this disc..
People with bad posture will always have problems regardless if it’s a $$$$$ Herman Miller chair, $ folding chair or an $ exercise ball
Hi! First of all thank you very much for yr videos,. They’re very useful. I have a weak core but I wonder if this stability disc is good for people like me who have back problems, that is to say, arthroses and two hernias on the low back. Thanks again for yr videos, Rgds
Thanks can you please let me know where can I buy one of those??
What was the name of the book you mentioned that your friend authored about sitting posture?
Can you make a workout of it? I’m trying loosing weight but i also want to have fun, i mean like counting 30 seconds when you do one of these exercises, would mean a lot ����❤
Is it ok to fill it as a rounded mound or should it be flat?
Coming from people that are not in the best of shape for their age… Ya might want to consider their advice based on their personal fruits.
Thanks nice to know I can do more with than just practicing balace
I’d like to see you compare to the 13-in ones with the flat top They usually have nobles on one side. There’s quite a few of those on Amazon. I’d like to find out if you think it’s different and if you do I might compare them myself.
Considering the other one I can sit for hours that way more comfortably than with the chair.
I think I could show you what to do and what you’re doing wrong. I’ll see if there’s some way I can send you email. I call myself a movement coach.
Found this after working from home and getting this thing to get a workout in. It works great but i would recommend new people to add this in conjunction with a traditional ab workout. Then the stabilization muscles really start to fire. Great video bro
Why do people want to destroy exercise balls to see if they are truly (Anti burst), and some balls pop like balloons when people are sitting on them. And another person stabs the ball with a knife.
This is very (Dangerous)�� activity to be doing.
1. Never have that idea in your head.
2. You can accidentally hurt a person when you wanted to pop the ball.
3. You can injure your tailbone on the sudden fall to the ground. Sitting will hurt. And you will have to see a chiropractor to correct the injury if the tailbone hasn’t (SHATTERED)��
(NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT A SHATTERED TAILBONE)��
OR THE MEDICAL EXPENSE.
can you guys review saddle chair and kneeling chairs, please!!!
Brun calories while sitting on a posture balance as the same time you’re improving your posture. An hour a day keeps the slouching away!
I would like to see the studies as well because I have CP and have a desk job and the ball has greatly increased my core strength.
Thank you so much! I struggle with low back pain and have always heard that sitting on a ball helps. My coworker has one but after while, I too noticed that I would get uncomfortable, and feel like I slouched more. With that being said, what kind of chair would you recommend for back pain for a desk job?
I tend to trap my heel under the ball (in front of me) whilst sitting so that the ball balances against my heel/ calf while workingthis makes it more stable and stationarywill this have a better impact on my back/ hips or is it the same as resting on a chair?
But if your trying to activate and strengthen the core hips should be slightly lower than the hips for better dynamic movement
I think this depends on the person. For me, it helps my lower back pain, neck pain, and circulation. You can get one for like $12 so it is worth trying for yourself. Just make sure the ball you get is high enough. The tops of your thighs should be straight with your feet flat on the ground.
i typically enjoy the information you guys share on here, but regarding this topic, i think you’re missing the point entirely. When sitting on a gym ball at the office, you’re supposed to be in motion, doing micro squats or swaying your hips. That is what is the benefit, because it strengthens your core & a stronger core is very beneficial to back health! #myTwoCents
0:04 Okay, am I the only one who thinks Bob and Brad are so cute >O< Thank you for another wonderful tips... trying to set up my work desk during the 2020 quarantine..... need chair recommendations for Spondyloliothesis!! Thank you!
This video is useless. It answers no questions. I don’t care about burning calories, I care about correct postures while using the ball. Cite your sources maybe? Inflate the bloody balls? Answer your own questions?
Where are the sources for the studies? The ball did wonders for me.
Bought one a while back. Super happy with it. Helps me straighten up ;).
I’m sitting a lot and it has given me hemorrhoids, I’ll do anything to not have more of these bastards. What’s the best chair or posture to sit in at a desk. Maybe slide a table over a bed of some sort?
They said as their first negative at 1:27 is that it burns the same calories, then later at 2:35 their “only” positive is that it burns more calories? Are they OK? Might want to work on some memory exercises before they give advice to others. This is misinformation and they should be ashamed that they put this out.
Can you post links to the studies you mention, just saying ‘they’ doesn’t really make an objective case, many thanks.
what do you think about 2 people sitting on the same ball to save office space? thanks bob & brad!
Thanks for all the exercise. What’s the name of the song toward the end of video. I would like to exercise with the music, good beat!
Isn’t it better just to get gaming chair with pillows to support your lower back and keep the curve of your lower back while supporting full back and promoting proper posture and great adjustable comfort and do exercises 20 mins per day to keep muscles healthy? Rather then torture yourself for hours for little muscle activity? I mean this could be fun and nice for 1-2 hours per day, but full 8-10 hours this would be more harmful then helpful.
How long are you able to sit on the balance disc w/o discomfort or putting strain on your back?
Thank you! You made my research much easier. I think I’ll just try setting alarms and walking around every quarter to half hour:)
I disagree. If you are in a ball you stand straighter and you are working the adductors, abs, the glutes and tensor fascia lata, etc… Standing still in a desk for 8h is a killer, so your arguments are non-sense.
Still the best option is a standing desk.
Hey! Just wanted to thank you for this video. I bought a Wobble disc and have been struggling to find videos. Your video is by far the most comprehensive. Thanks!!
I have that chair they were talking about, and I think there’s something the studies are missing.
They need to look at male anatomy. I don’t think the constant pressure on “the taint” that these give when used is good for you. I think it could be damaging, and restrictive to the natural flow of lymphatic and other fluids that circulate through that region. It may be harmful to men specifically, more so than women just due to the sex differences,
I ordered one, and received it, but I can’t find the nozzle to plug into to pump it up.
I was looking for exercises that help strengthen lower back. Not sure which ones they are here.
I love your videos, Bob and Brad! You helped me heal from shoulder tendonitis last year as I followed your advice on several videos. I also have chronic back issues, including bulging and ruptured discs, which make most chairs uncomfortable for me and cause my back to hurt. I have bought several chairs to sit on while on the computer, and all of them cause my back to hurt. So I said, “What the heck, I’m trying sitting on a yoga ball” And to my surprise, I have felt such relief!! After watching this video I was hesitant because I trust your judgement, but I am amazed on how much it has helped me. I guess it depends on what is going on with your back, the size of the ball and how much air you put in it. I had to play with various sizes, but found that the 65 cm ball works best for me, placing my hips slightly lower than my knees. And it can’t be inflated too much or it will cause back pain. I sit on it at work, on the computer at home and while watching TV. I can feel that it strengthens core and back muscles and I feel great when I stand up. I also do no use a base for it because then I can’t make slight movements on it while sitting which is what gives me such relief.
I bought a backless yoga ball this week. It’s comfortable enough, but when I get up my tailbone is screaming!! What am I doing wrong?
The guy who falls from the ball looked like those people on infomercials.
You guys are goofballs. Pun intended. Those balls are way too flat for one, and that reach move was retarded. The whole point is to use your core for stability, so when you reach you’re using it, not just falling over.
The ball is better. U are engaging more muscles in your core & entire body trying to maintain your balance. Also increases circulation in your butt & thighs because there is less pressure than sitting on a chair which cuts off the circulation to the lower body.
Anyone can quote a random study to prove a case. Some poor advice from these 2.
Swiss ball ripped out in the office. landed on my tail bone. The ball lasted 4 Months
this is sad, people are using the chair and not just the ball.
You are not taking this serious enough. using the ball once or twice a week is amazing but like anything in life you must want to use it properly if you’re going to use it to get any positive results.
stand up and doing work can also be productive and healthy for some people and at certain times.
This review is sad…
next time take it serious and survey people who took it serious and got results vs people who didnt take it serious. Also use a real ball chair not just the ball.
wow
i like this ball it is very comfortable and motivates for doing good exercises
thanks