Stools: What do you sit on when working on clients?

[standaman]

What do you use to sit on while working on clients? I need to find something new to use. I have heard of (and used) the exercise ball and I liked it, but it seems that you'd have to have a certain size (height) ball and have your table consistently at the same setting for it to work best. An adjustable, rolling stool seems the most versatile.

I'm considering a rolling desk type chair that could be used without the back, making it a stool. It is about $30 at Ikea. Cost is an issue so I am avoiding purchasing an actual "massage stool."

Recommendations would be very helpful!

Thanks!

 

[Nadir]

I have a ball for working at the foot of the table, and an Oakworks rolling stool for the head or sides. I had an Ikea rolling desk chair and I removed the back. That one was kind of draggy, so I bought one at Target, it was too lightweight and would get hung up on the rug because the wheels were too small I think. Then I used a chair, but that sucked because it didn't move.

Finally I bit the bullet and bought a "massage" rolling stool. I'm so glad I did, I don't have any troubles with it. I'm really picky though. Of the two other "stool" options, the IKEA chair with the back off was the better of the two.

 

[cyndiann]

I've experienced the same things with the chairs purchased at local stores, so I too got a massage stool with a removable back. I did remove the back after trying it...I prefer just the stool. I also have an exercise ball at the foot of the table. It's the best combo I've found as well. A good massage stool is worth the investment.

wellnessgarden

 

[BOMSR]

I have a kneeling stool. They had one at my school, and I really liked it. Mine cost about $150 and was a great investment. I find it very versatile.

It came with a fabric seat and knee pads. I recently had it reapolstered in vinyl. I never realized how many oily finger prints were on that stool. Fabric is impossible to keep clean.

 

[anna b]

Since I'm working only in outcall-mode for now, I use a kneeling tai chi bow-stance for face/neck work, etc. I'd rather not have a stool to drag around, though a kneepad would be nice.. hmmm

 

[smmay2]

Since I'm working only in outcall-mode for now, I use a kneeling tai chi bow-stance for face/neck work, etc. I'd rather not have a stool to drag around, though a kneepad would be nice.. hmmm

I have a knee pad for this - I am also mobile.

 

[Arti Gupta]

i have a massage stool. although it completely ticked me off because after spending $90+ on it, 2 of the wheels broke off! so i must be vewwy, vewwy careful in how i roll around on it. i'm waiting to lose balance and catch myself on a client! wouldn't THAT be fun?!? the mistake i made when i bought it was that i didn't check to see how low it goes. mine doesn't adjust low enough. when i decide to get a new one (sometime pretty soon - i can no longer afford the risk tipping over-i know that eventually i will) i will check that. i think i wanted it to adjust down to 14" and mine only goes down to 19".

 

[Cyphier]

BackrubMonster wrote:
Since I'm working only in outcall-mode for now, I use a kneeling tai chi bow-stance for face/neck work, etc. I'd rather not have a stool to drag around, though a kneepad would be nice.. Smile hmmm


I have a knee pad for this - I am also mobile.

I'm mobile as well. I use a three-legged foldable stool by oakworks which fits nicely in my supply bag. Sort of like a camping stool, I guess. It sits a little low for most probably, but I work with a low table, so it's perfect for me. I do a lot of cranial and seated work so kneeling doesn't work for me. I think it's about $20.
I just found it online, http://www.travelchair.com/1389.html . Mine I bought at a massage school with the Oakworks stamp on the seat, but "travelchair" elsewhere.