People that lean back like that think they're cool, but in actuality they just look like a douche and putting others in danger. They should be ticketed for driving like that.

These videos are great! To promote this flatter posture, would it help to have an office chair with a flatter backrest at the top ? So the shoulder blades are supported. I have been wondering why chairs considered ergonomic leave this gap to shoulder blades

armwrestling did something to that area and it hasn't healed since oct 2023, its feb 2025 now.

Hi, thanks for your insight as a medical professional! I just want to share my experience as a gamer who uses this mouse for both work and gaming-occasionally for 12-14 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. It’s the only mouse I can comfortably use for low-stress but high-time-intensive PC work. I even play World of Warcraft and other more chill games like TFT with it and never feel at a disadvantage. My grip is the three-finger bent-in style that the company advised you to try. I think it comes naturally when you use the mouse over a long time. It helps me transfer stress from my hand and wrist onto the table. This is the first product I genuinely love with all my heart and truly fanboy over because no other company offers anything similar. It completely changed the way I could work and enjoy working, whereas normal mice-whether standard, vertical, trackball, or any other type-never worked for me since I have wrist issues. If you're struggling with similar issues, I highly recommend giving this mouse a try. It's quite expensive, unfortunately, but they do offer some more affordable models, and you might even find one used.

Thank you for the video :) I have very small hand and struggle to find great mouse, so this one seems very interesting!

A foot rest prevents me from sitting with my legs crossed. If a foot rest isn’t ergonomic but crossing legs isn’t what is an alternative?

Thank you so much, I appreciate how ergonomic specialist you are and yet independent in regards of opinion. Helped me a lot deciding in which chair to bet to accommodate my back pain issues. Nice job!!

I have been using a kneeling chair on wheels for the past 2.5 years and I love it to bits. 1. It's the easiest chair to get in and out of, because you just need to swing one leg to the side and stand up. So there is little or no impediment to standing up, unlike a normal office chair. Or sometimes I push my wheeled kneeling chair backwards with one (or both) feet on the floor and immediately I'll be in standing position. 2. Since it is easy to stand up from sitting position, there is one less psychological obstacle to moving about. 3. The kneeling chair supports different sitting position - one leg out; one foot on the shin pads; two feet on the shin pads, two legs on the floor, etc. So if you get bored of a certain position, just to change it up. Sometimes I even change my position subconsciously, cos it's way easy to do so. Unlike the conventional office chair, you're not restricted to a single sitting position. 4. Remember when we were kids in school, many of us love to hike up our chairs so that we rock back and forth on the front two legs of our chairs because it feels natural to do so? That's exactly the sitting position of a kneeling chair!! And safer, of course! 5. Yes, the chair will natural lead you to engage your core muscles, but you can slouch too if you want. There's no back rest restricting your movement. There is no strain on my buttocks or knees at all. I'm not sitting on my tailbone either. In fact, when I had to change back to an office chair for a period, I felt so uncomfortable in it and opted for a padded stool instead. The kneeling chair is definitely better than any ergonomic office chair out there, and much cheaper too! The sitting position definitely takes some getting used to, but the transition period is really short. Remember, the key is NOT your sitting position, but the fact that the chair lets you move about freely even when you're seated. Mobility is everything. TRY IT!

one thing i don't understand is why don't desk tops have a 'notch' in them cut out for where you torso/stomach are so that your elbows could rest lightly on the desk (when adjust to the correct height so your shoulders are not pushed upwards.) otherwise in the closest position you can get with a normal desk top, you MUST push your arms slightly forward to rest most of your forearm on the desk.

but what about having your wrists on the edge of the desk seems like it causes problems also the more i look into ergonomics it seems like there is no healthy position

this guy talk too much - is not objective

Please Please Please make a video of good posture for someone who writes all day (I'm a student). I can't get comfortable. My arm rests are too wide and I cant use them for support and I don't know where to place my arms.

I must be the only one listening, that after an almost 7 min. video, still don't understand what you said or what point you were trying to make. I have listened to a number of your videos specifically related to car seats. I could have sworn that some of those you indicated there may be a need for angled cushion on seat. did I misunderstand? can you show me specific videos that relate to car seat wedge cushions (or is wedge cushion same thang as angled cushions????)?

hi . when i extend my neck and looking at the screen my neck feels so heavy and start shaking and moves like a robot . ive seen top neurologist in my country and PTs nobody seems to understand and solve my problem its been a year and im so exhusted . i sit the way you described and i remember first time it happend i spent hours ( 8 hour everyday ) looking at the left side and watched some series on my computer after few days when i went back to sit straight then it all started . they thought its scm muscle but they have tried everything on it . and it didnt help . please can anybody help me im done with my life its driving me insane its been a year i cant take this anymore .

I really fucked up getting a monitor stand for my monitors lol. SMH.

Would you recommend the same monitor height as mentioned for long gaming sessions? Or would you change it somehow. Thanks

Sedentary life is no longer a problem for me, thanks to the ReActiv chair, which I have been using for 4 years now!

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Hi Olivier, thank you so much for doing these videos! Very much appreciated to find honest ergonomic advice! I am a pathologist and spend a lot of time using the microscope. Our Occupational Health desk assessments usually address posture while using a computer, but not the microscope. A large proportion of pathologists will experience some form musculoskeletal pain in their lifetime (50-80% of questionnaire respondents in most studies!). Would you consider doing a video on proper ergonomic set-up for microscope users? I am happy to provide more detail if helpful! Thanks again!

So if I have mild loss of cervical lordosis, you're saying it can reverse or be fixed by fixing my posture, more so than doing the exercises? Note to add: I haven't had any "trauma" to cause this as far as I can remember...most likely due to poor/forward head posture..?

Thanks for every advice, It's really useful your video! You have a new suscriptor

Thanks for the advice! In my case, I have a footrest that tilts and bubbles. It's very uncomfortable and I end up lying in my chair

What if I have: 1. Good typing technique (using all 10 fingers), 2. A small keyboard (without a number pad), 3. A Logitech MX Ergo Trackball Mouse... As you can see, I don't do a lot of arm movement. Can I rely on the armrest, maybe not to completely rest my arm on it but to slide over it while it gently supports my arm?

wow this is magic, I have a quesiton i dont have a study table yet and i fold my legs to sit, what is the correct posture to sit

This is amazing. I have followed this on and off for over 9 months and my posture is way better and my head doesn’t look odd in photos anymore. Thank you very much Olivier.

This is me sudden pain in top of head , in the eyes and neck

I'm glad I've found this video, I've worked and gamed at my PC for years and although I have really decent equipment I always struggle with a bad back. The tip about the back support being at the belt line is the magic advice I needed, I've had it too high for a long time and it ever so slightly pushes me forward which is obviously putting strain on my back over time, it also affect my aim in game and gives me a sore wrist after working for a long day because I'm kind of pushing my hands into the mouse mat. I watched this video and your last one about a week ago and it's really worked wonders for me. I do have that exact footrest that you pointed out as bad though 🤣🤣

useful explanaiton Olivier, appreciate it, but nowadays we use more monitors for productivity. Personnaly I need 3 window open at once, which only a ultrawide monitor can provide. Do you have some advice for people who use multiple monitors?

What a great and comprehensive video! Thank you!

Hi Oliver, I’ve just purchased the Embody gaming version of this chair. I had an l4/l5 discectomy two weeks ago. Is this a chair I can trust to guide me to fix my terrible posture and lead me to a healthier lifestyle?

hi why do i feel like im falling forward when following your advice on chair lumbar support maybe its because im using the ticova ergonomic chair and it feels like its making me sit up right so i end up leaning forward and having neck/forearm discomfiorrt

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I confirm, I love this mouse !

Solid Advices No Blab

great knowlrdge

Hello! How would I go about figuring out the placement of a screenless drawing tablet, like wacom intuos? You draw on the tablet, but you see the results on your PC screen. Would I place it similarly to the keyboard, but under my dominant hand?

wow thats totally my problem for years

Thanks Olivier, I have been watching your videos and they are always so clear and helpful, a truly great resource. I do have a question about the seat pan adjustment though! You say not to go further forward if you can feel less pressure... But if I have it with the pressure I find it digs into my back and causes it to become sore or have a burning sensation. Is there such a thing as needing to move it forward to relieve pressure?

Something i cant answer after watching all your videos is this: if you dont want to touch the shoulders on the back of the chair,which i agree, wouldnt it make sense for ergonomic chairs to make a curve forward on the upper part to hug and/or match your upper back? Im asking this because i always feel easier to keep a posture if something is touching that part of the body and prevents me from balancing the posture in the air,which is why sometimes it feels natural to touch the back of the chair with shoulders simply because thats where the body meets the obstacle and finds the pressure to stop.

Hello Olivier, Unrelated question but I'd love to get your thoughts on the Anthros chair. It's really unique and when I sat in it at the store nearby it felt good but because of its design I'm worried it might compensate by making my core weaker or something I couldn't think of and thank you for content!

very good its easy to listen to you thanks

The adjustable desk was satisfying ✨🤩

I’m really suffering from ulnar pain, work from home in software. I’m very tall 6’5 and with my stand desk as low as it goes and the chair I have as high as it goes my elbow and arm form less than a 90° angle probably more like 45° and my wrist is always compressed. I either need a desk that goes lower or chair that goes higher I think? I don’t have a ton of money to spend, any help you may offer? Thank you for your video.

I would like to see your thouhts on humanscale freedom chair.

More videos like this is good

Oof, I've been using IKEA Markus for years :/

What chair would you recommend? I'm looking to buy a new one.

J'ai acheté des pieds réglables Ikea, et après quelques essais, en fonction de la hauteur de ma chaise où je suis confortable, j'ai trouvé que 62 cm de hauteur pour mon bureau était idéal. Je suis franchement étonné parce que je mesure 1,85 m, ce qui signifie qu'en moyenne les gens devraient avoir un bureau plus bas que le mien pour être confortable. Or j'ai remarqué que la plupart des bureaux ont une hauteur comprise entre 65 et 70 cm. Le plus incroyable, ce sont les bureaux réglables en hauteur qui devraient justement répondre à ce besoin et qui sont très peu nombreux à proposer une hauteur minimale de 60 cm. J'ai l'impression que les gens qui achètent un bureau ergonomique sont la plupart du temps condamnés à acheter un repose-pieds ergonomique.

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