Slept in a recliner for a year before I got mine....LOVE IT. sm
Posted By: anna on 2006-08-07
In Reply to: Does anyone own a sleep number bed and if so, do you like it? Thx - (nm) AzMT
I have degenerative disk disease in my lumbar and cervical spine. We got a king sized, fully adjustable because of the level of my problems. I rarely have had to use the adjustments because having found my "number" I am provided with an incredible night sleep. My number is 35 and it has changed my life. I have significantly less pain, I can sleep ALL NIGHT without rolling over and over and over in pain. Wish I would have gotten it when it first came out. We have had it for 2 years now. I recommend it to everyone who asks.
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My recliner
Because I am not yet working in my recliner, I am not 100% sure what is going to be the best way to handle the foot pedal, but I had bought a tray that I was planning to use to hold the keyboard while sitting in the recliner, which I purchased prior to coming across the AlphaGrip, and my problem with using the tray for the keyboard had always been the stinkin' MOUSE! Well, since I won't need the tray while using the AlphaGrip, my plan is to try using it for the footpedal. I am able to change both the height and the angle of the tray, but it is pretty lightweight so I will probably have to build a "wall" of some kind or weight it down. The chair is able to recline without having the foot pulled up, so for now I just practice the AlphaGrip either from the chair I use while keyboarding or use the recliner without pulling the foot up.
I'll get there one day, hopefully sooner than later :)
Recliner
I've had to use my recliner in the past when I was having my office remodeled. During this time, I placed my keyboard in my lap with a small blanket or towel underneath to offer stabilization without being too stiff. For my monitor and mouse, I used a TV tray which I sat just to the right of my recliner. I then used a small step-stool for my foot pedal. It was just the right height and it didn't get in the way when I needed to get up.
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Recliner
I had bought a tray that I was hoping to use to put my keyboard in my lap. I can't remember the name of it offhand, but it is adjustable in height and angle. My recliner sits on an old futon frame so that I can roll my laptop desk underneath and have my computer in front of me, and I set the tray up at the foot, also on the futon frame, at just the right height and angle. I have threatened to post a picture on here before, but still have not done so. I'll try to get my son to help me with that as soon as I get out from under the work I've got . . . hopefully tomorrow afternoon.
MTs who type in a recliner or bed?
 Isn't it awkward to type in bed or a recliner? Where do you put the pedal so that you are in a good comfy position? Are you using a pedal or the keyboard for the audio files? I am just trying to picture this?
Okay, here is a pic of my recliner setup
from the sitting in the chair view
RE: For those of you who use laptops - where do you do most of your work, i.e. in a recliner (sm)
at a desk, at the kitchen table, etc.?? Just curious. I'm serious wanting a laptop so I don't have to be chained to this desk
RE: Do you actually use it on your lap, at a table, etc. and if you're in say a recliner, how (s
do you have your foot pedal set up? I'm looking for suggestion! Thanks!
omg -- listen, get in a recliner and prop that leg up. then
you can put a small cloth over your footpedal and put it under your elbow and just lean a little on it and type! lol
i know it sounds wierd but it works! that way your foot can be elevated properly and you can still work from the comfort of the recliner!
hope that helps!
Recliner/foot pedal side view
As you can see, it is not all that pretty. The tray tended to move when I would press the pedal. A few large, heavy bricks and two PDRs later, all is well!! 
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If is difficult to work in a recliner and push a foot pedal. It can
be done but creates a strain on your feet/ankles and slows you down. I work on a picnic table under an awning when the weather is nice, but I'm not able to work as well as I do at my desk because I'm not able to have a keyboard tray and working with my keyboard on the table makes it too high. I've even tried work in bed using a tray across my lap, but then again you have the problem with pushing the foot pedal. You could use the keyboard for your function keys but it would really slow you down.
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to cowgirl - Last I knew, last year the job paid $25,000/year no taxes, etc.
The hospital was bombed about a year ago, but not a lot of damage, very minimal damage.
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