Ask HN: Is there any way to avoid backpain while coding all day long?
I'm 30 and recently I'm having a severe back pain (most likely sciatica) that has affected all aspects of my life, including my job as a programmer.
A doctor said she wouldn't recommend height-adjustable desks, but I don't know of any other position/way to write code that is easier on the back. Lying on a pillow on the bed usually reduces the pain, but it's harder to type things that way. I even thought about getting an iPad arm for my bed so that I can do my readings while resting on the bed, but I'm not sure if that's a good idea as it'd probably make the back muscles even weaker.
A doctor said she wouldn't recommend height-adjustable desks, but I don't know of any other position/way to write code that is easier on the back. Lying on a pillow on the bed usually reduces the pain, but it's harder to type things that way. I even thought about getting an iPad arm for my bed so that I can do my readings while resting on the bed, but I'm not sure if that's a good idea as it'd probably make the back muscles even weaker.