Active sitting - could we give our kids a future without back pain | Turner Osler | TEDxStowe
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- Why do 80% of Americans seek medical care for backpain during their lives, compared to only 3% of Japanese? In this fascinating talk Turner Osler examines the sitting disease that afflicts the western world, and suggests a $5 solution for our kids so that they will not suffer the same fate. Turner Osler was an academic trauma surgeon (University of Vermont) for over 20 years with over 300 peer reviewed papers and book chapters. But then he went off script, got a masters in Biostatistics, an NIH grant and abandoned the operating room to study trauma epidemiology. Somewhere in the last decade he became obsessed with the problems that come from sitting too much. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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I grabbed my cheap balance board and put a seat cushion on top. It's the kind of balance board that is a round circle with a half sphere underneath. I put it on a chair. And now I have an active chair 👍 Yay!
I did the same using semi sphere utensil and stool instead of chair. Although, the board glides sometimes but manageable.
Technology Education Design! -what a TED Talk should be.
I want this
Yes some are getting too touchy feely
and isnt that exactly what TEDs are supposed to be!!!
well, it's basically an advertisement though for a $450 chair
Wonderful-let's do it!
Simple. Practical. Brilliant.- Thanks for this fantastic presentation, Mr. Osler!
Fantastic presentation and brilliant idea. Really excited to try one out for myself! And I wish I had the Button Chair when I was a kid!
Your video brought me here. Now I have to sub and order me one
Simple design simple solution for age old problem ... brilliant.
The opening sentence is marvelous.
Great talk, good idea (my back needs one) and what a great speaker...
Great presentation and so good to know about the button chair. Is this available completed in Vermont?
Man this looks great, why isn't there a link to where I can get this here.
agree!!!! 100%!!!!
Came here from NPR. Great speech.
My chair just came in the mail today. On first sit, it feels amazing. Like sitting on a yoga ball. I am excited to see the results after a few weeks and if my back pain has improved.
how is it now? still good?
@April s how’s the chair and your posture/back doing?
April, we need to know the results:)
Yes. Give us the update please
Hello! Sorry just responding to everyone, I actually do not use it anymore, it ended up being not as comfortable to sit on it the way he suggests, I ended up sitting on it backwards more like a straddle which I liked more and helped keep it more stable. I like the idea of using your back muscles and not being lazy but I found it hard to focus at my job without having the stability, and with it constantly moving.
I WANT ONE NOW!!!!
This seems so logical, I want one too!!!
you sent this because you think I have a bad back? No I have a bad attitude lol.
He reminds me of Steve Jobs! Fantastic presentation.
Adam, Thanks, but I'm no Steve Jobs. (Just ask my son...). But I do think that I was lucky enough to hit on a solution to a problem that many people have. And crucially, I've discovered a community of people who have the skills to get this solution out into the world. For example, I'm not a natural speaker, but the TEDx people taught me how to give a competent talk. If you want to learn how to speak in public, sign up to give a TED Talk. -turner
@@TurnerOsler Oh wow, hi! You are such a big inspiration, I'm a rather young kid to be watching TEDx talks but I love them and loved yours so much. I have one question, why not use another material other than wood and leather; I have an idea for your chairs where they can be made by basalt composite and polyethene from plastic waste which can be substitute leather. The chair itself will be made like the ones you make now but just 3d printed. I hope that many people can see your idea and I hope that it'll change the world!
U will change the world...I m from India...I will get this chair when I will start earning
I love my QOR 360 chair for office work.
Ben t. Matchstick Im planning on getting onenbut shipping to Belgium is 125$, is it any good for backpain?
So that's what its called.....gonna nab me one
Can you sit 8 hours a day in a chair without arm and back rests?
Word thats awesome
So let me straight, you say the plywood chair would only cost $5, but you sell the plywood chair for kids on your website for $150 and describe it as "It’s an affordable way to introduce kids to the world of active sitting". Affordable for who?
and that's just for the button chair. he's charging $375 for the other red chair shown. affordable my eye lol
The Button Chair is affordable if you make it for yourself. If we involve a high end US manufacturer of kids furniture, the cost skyrocket. I'm embarrassed that I can't find a cheaper alternative to provide complete chairs in boxes. But, really, it's the design that can't be much cheaper: we give it away.
This is amazing, and again where can I get one!
I want one too!
Google QOR360
@@NehaDharmaji cool thanks
Whats the limitation to the button chair? Why can' adults use one?
Great idea, it will help a lot of people. But, working on reducing the cost could be first priority.
So is it a “Marvel of design” or is the spine “evolved”?
Great talk though! Love the chair idea.
Was thinking the same thing, John!
This is so great and it would help neurodivergent people as well who struggle to sit still.
So how can we get the digital instructions for our routers?
go to our website (buttonchairs.org) where you can download the plans. Let us know if you have any problems. And please let us know how it goes.
Why would I want to sit on something like that when I could sit on a stool? My body is ergonomic. Not kidding.
fjtubie, I completely agree: your internal ergonomics are perfect, and if you're lucky enough to be able to easily access them you should sit on the simplest stool you can find. However, many people aren't as lucky as you, and for these people we've found that active sitting can be a great way to access their inner ergonomics. And, once folks get the hang of active sitting, many find that they can sit comfortably on a simple stool if that's what on offer. So, it's sort of like our active chairs help people to learn to use their bodies more effectively, and more comfortably. -turner
I have $5 and would like one.
People sit for 11 hours a day? That sounds exhausting. I feel SO tired when I sit a lot. I sit for maybe 1-2 hours total. Usually less.
Simply an advert for the chair. ...You might already realize that although I
suspect most commercial homeopathy practice is bunk, the principles in
homeopathy of eustress & distress are important and valid as used in
vaccines, exercise, and many other activities & pursuits, and hinted in the
notion of 'active sitting'.
The question I had was how the 'potato chip' critical curvatures were chosen.
Each requires different muscle sets, and I suspect might be optimal for a
certain body build & condition. However, I have seen no discussion of whether
these were chosen for physiological/ergonomic or comfort (sales) purposes.
Initially, you might consider inserting 4 foam wedges
of firm (later softer) foam padding, Changing and eventually removing them as
your body gets use to them.
If you can't sit without pain, the main cause of that pain is (drum roll) \ / \ / \ / probably within your body! Not you not owning the world's most expensive and most designed chair. The man can sell, tho
I use a full hot water bottle on a chair to sit on, it constantly makes you rebalance and is far softer on the booty, lol
….or you can get up and walk more often.
Theyre $150 on their website lol
Its cheap if you make it yourself. If you want to buy it pre-made it costs 150$.
The went up to 200 now..
@@jimmykruspe 250 in Sep 22. just keeping this info here for the record ^^
I'd totally subscribe to this channel if they wouldn't have had Bill Gates tell me so many times that I'm a dead man
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We did not evolved, we were fearfully(carrefully) and wonderfully made by our God Jesus Christ🕊️
xD nope. You didn't even get the Christian story. Lmao