Jun 22 2007
How To Customize Your Low Back Support
Proper technique for [tag]low back support[/tag] and customizing your chair:
- Sit with your buttocks to the back of the chair
- Stick out your belly and reach behind and run your hand up and down your back to feel where the deepest part of your low back curve is (it is usually higher than you think).
- Place proper support in the deepest part of your curve. That curve location can slightly change day to day from muscles being tighter from lifting, drinking too much coffee and alcohol, or sports; or muscles being more relaxed from yoga, stretching, drinking a good amount of water, or a great nights sleep. There are many things that can affect how tight or relaxed your back is which then changes the position of your low back curve. It takes only 3-4 seconds to test the location and place the support in the right spot when you sit down.
The correct size is a comfortable size. It is probably small for a firm chair & larger for a soft chair. I don’t know, try a few different sizes or adjustments. The correct size will be obvious in that it will instantly feel good.
