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I wish the article had given an explanation for their claim that lumbar support doesn't help anything. They say the spine needs to stay S-shaped, and that's exa
by NickM 16y ago
I wish the article had given an explanation for their claim that lumbar support doesn't help anything. They say the spine needs to stay S-shaped, and that's exactly what lumbar support is designed to promote, so what's the problem?
- Vivtek 16y agoI understood that it wasn't that lumbar support isn't good, it's that a normal chair with lumbar support is still just a normal chair, and thus too low; you're still sitting on your butt instead of letting your legs support you.
- tlb 16y agoI think the point is that postural support muscles have special metabolism that does good things when they're active (generating force) for extended periods of time. A chair that molds you into the shape doesn't make the muscles work.