Lumbar Support

4.9 (347) · $ 6.99 · In stock

Sounds great, doesn’t it? A little scientific, even medical (“lumbar” from the Latin lumbus, meaning loin). And at the same time gently comforting; who doesn’t love “support”? If you’re going to sit at your desk all day, answering email or slaving over some code or a spreadsheet, aren’t you going to need some support? Heck, don’t you deserve some support? Makes perfect sense. But while this story line has been widely circulated, it’s just wrong. 3 million years, and now we need support? First of all, why would you need lumbar support? We humans have pretty much had our current spine design for about 3 million years, so doesn’t it seem odd that we suddenly need lumbar support? And strangely, we only need lumbar support when sitting; somehow we don’t need lumbar support when standing, walking, or lying down. What’s
Sounds great, doesn’t it? A little scientific, even medical (“lumbar” from the Latin lumbus, meaning loin). And at the same time gently comforting; who doesn’t