This summer at the Mayo clinic a learn a lot of tips to help keep my chronic pain to a minimum. After putting these into practice I've found ways to improve them, or make them work better for me.
For example cooking and other kitchen task require me to stand for long periods of time. Which is extremely exhausting and causes increased pain. They suggested opening one of the lower cabinets and resting one of my feet there. This takes some of the tension of your back. That did help some what. Until it came time to cook Thanksgiving! Looking around my house I found the stool I use to sit on to cut hair when I was a hairdresser. The seat is a large bicycle seat that rotates, adjust up and down, and it's on wheels! Now if I'm cutting and peeling potatoes or washing dishes I open one of the lower cabinets and rest my feet there and sit on my stool. I can adjust the stool to the right height and comfortably do my task. It's like having a desk in your kitchen. I do the same thing in the bathroom to put on my make-up.
You can order these stools in all different styles from almost any beauty supply store.
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