When you talk about seated posture you mention the latissimus dorsi activating and you aren't using the back of the chair. Is this something that can actually be maintained throughout the day? Wont the muscles tire?

Great information in all your videos! Very informative and well explained. Thank you!

Should foot hit toes first or heel first?

Oliver this critically needed video you worked so hard to produce, explain, and give Freely is worth more than $200,000. in physical therapy treatment. I know this to be fact from first hand experience. God Bless You Man !!! Love you.. Ordering your book right now. IS KEY TO LONG HEALTHY LIFE, PHYSICAL & MENTAL BRAIN SIGNALING. I am a Weight lifter & Sprinter. May everyone find your site. Especially surgeons and PT in spine and ortho medical fields.

really regret finding your channel this late.. already spent some money on a high budget chair but realized its not suitable for my height- am 5'5", was looking for a lumbar support cushion, its high back chair so wanted your advice whether is should get a lumbar cushion same as you shared in your videos or the large ones, the full backrest cushions which provides support from lumbar to shoulder

What do you mean by adjusting the seat pan +/-? Can't you only do this on a chair with a forward tilt function?

Infinite thanks to you, Olivier! I am so lucky to come across your channel when I was searching for genuinely professional advice on office chairs. You explain all the details about different models and producers. And with the help of your expertise and explanations I bought the Steelcase Gesture chair without even trying it first (well, there's no Steelcase showroom anywhere nearer than 500+km). That's the best chair I ever had!

Thank you for this educational video. Very helpful

Thanks Olivier. This really helped my lower back pain

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thanks a lot for the review

You made this one 3 years ago. I wish I’d found it then. Will try this out at work where I have to stand a lot. Thanks.

Thanks!

Just so everyone knows, the product used in the thumbnail is a shitty chair with a flat cushion, he chose the worst design on the market and says they're all like that, only shitty ones have flat cushions.

If you feel strain on scalene muscle and get tingling, is that normal? By strain do you mean like an expanding feeling ?

Sir I face pain in my tail bone area after I sit in My cruiser bike seat..I did add gel seat.It didn’t help much..But I think I need to work on my seating posture as u mentioned to make it correct.

Thank you so much! This a game changing!!! I had psoas muscle chronic pain, since 1 year and no one recommended me to try this once i tried it I released the muscle omg!! Thank you

Today I learned that I sit on the toilet incorrectly.

Amazing guide. I was pretty much doing everything wrong - feels weird to adjust at first but I already feel more comfortable in my chair. Who knew a small adjustment makes so much difference!

Thank you for this. If the stretch you demonstrate here causes sharp pain in the wrist at that particular bone does that mean its too early to start the flex? And i just need to wait for now? Ive had the pain and tenderness for only a few days

Thank you. I'm going to lay off the mouse for a while. My right hand is getting from bad to worse and I cannot have that.

Currently sitting in an 8000-something Synchrone with red suede which I found recently second hand. I had a 6000-something FreeFloat before and I liked both mechanisms but the Synchrone is best. The Synchrone is the one on which the seat and back is synched.

Hi At Thank you ❤ I have mildly straightened cervical curvature as MRI report I feel soo many problem neck pain blur eye, chest pain. Knee pain and also some of my fingers pain also headache all time and vertigo . What should i do know please help me 🙏

Fantastic video. I've watched most of them, and am learning more and more about correct posture and ergonomics. Kudos for making these videos eloquently, detailed and fun to watch. I do have one question. I'm based in the UK, and was wondering where you got a replacement for the armrest padding? My Kinnops Plus 8 armest pads are also ripped and looking worse for wear. Many thanks

I'm now really hesitating between gesture and please 😂

Can you do a video on TMJ related issues? Masseters? Head muscles? Etc?

But you said chairs with high lumbar support are bad. This has high one even if lower it to the max

Man, this was incredibly informative. I appreciate your effort and passion in doing this kind of video. People should always consult a physician when buying chairs.

Dear Olivier (sorry for the long comment 😔) I have been having left rhomboid around area painful as if internally feeling injured.. from 2020.. after some heavy luggage lift or improper workouts by a stupid trainer.. no scapula winging but left scapula grinds and gives dislocation move when hands up &down on lying down position and when hand reaches front.. along with all physio and medications, massages made it worse. working from home and hands being on elongated position for mouse holding made it worse. from 2022 May there was SHOOTING SHOCK on right cervical-trapezius junction! I stopped massage and took control of posture correction and listening to body seriously as 11 doctors, chiropractors,physio, cortisol injection couldnt help and MRI showed no root compression. As i realized right trapezius lost strength and cant lift hands up for lifting anything which gives inneidtae nerve shock and very very painful, I researched and learned to activate lat, seratus anterior and rhomboid and trap mobilities and strengthening. the shock reduced in 2023 end but Not complete Recovery left rhomboid still grinding (though chest pain and bending down didnt give mid back pain) and painful and right cervical trapezius jun gives shock. As i was doing rhomboid shortening exercise with scapulas together and posterior tilt which helped for left but now right rhomboid is having severe pain with tightness from neck to trap. in summary left scapula grinding and rhomboid pain and right cervical shock with trap and mid pain making my life horrible and feels no use in living in pain. Unfortunately nobody understands this pain as they say its just manageable. I trust you will help with proper reply on this . have a sliding keyboard shelf under my desk and monitor to take care of posture. I have gone through below videos of you and implemented them along with dumbbells strengthening like shoulder shrug , overhead press etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4usg3lrfrFsl8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpWnn5Vpgs6qqdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioDHkJhrnr9sqq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqTIZ3SNo7uaprs kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpWnn5Vpgs6qqdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmOxgmqGhtikhrssi=BTvk4En5FDXpzj5n

From what I can see in the picture where he's sitting in front of the screen he uses a second monitor in the lower right corner of the photo. He seems to not look at the standing desk monitor. And from that point of view his vision towards the lower screen while sitting at the desk seems perfectly fine to me - maybe a bit low even. I think you misunderstood the picture here. Because I think he uses 1 monitor when sitting and another one that is permanently set up for standing up. Probably mirroring the screen pictures at the same time. ;)

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I didn't understand because I'm not good at English. When using dual screen, is it better to put the sub-monitor above the main monitor or under it? I'd appreciate it if you could answer.

The seat itself looks a bit inclined forward. Doesnt it make you slide forward?

Thanks for this information

You are the best on internet explaing these topics. Many thanx for posting !

Thank you finally someone say don't do big 3 early on

Why sitting is more compressive than standing? If I'm sitting correctly

I didnt realize the 2nd rib was a cause for tos.

But back is never flat straight

But bending forward increase the pressure on lumbar discs a lottt

But I have dics l5s1. This will kill me

So maybe a recliner chair is the best way to watch tv for long periods of time ?

Thank you! Would it be another possible solution, if he would use an adjustable keyboard tray and place it right above his thighs?

Deepak's multifunction chair has forward seat tilt capability! Please let him know if he is not aware!

Didn’t know you have the freefloat version of the plus!

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This was freaking useful. Thank you thank you. I have been struggling with a severe right pain/tenderness on the right side of my neck and never knew the muscles back there and that this may have been my problem. I always thought it was a never pain, so we even did some hand/muscle conduction tests that, in hindsight, now seem so useless since the pain doesn't seem to be nerve related but more so muscle. I hope i got this right. Thanks so much for the help. Will keep applying pressure and stretching (and i know my posture at the desk worsened this). Thank you!

Excellent video. Do you have any other brands of chairs and arm rest that would work

I thought it was bad to flatten/imprint the lower back into the floor. I thought we should strive for neutral spine? Should the rectus ando,onus be engaged during this exercise, or just the TVA?