Your stool might be costing you more than you realize.   Most dental professionals spend more than 1,500 hours per year sitting, yet very few of us think about whether our stool is helping or hurting us. In this solo episode of Straight Up With Steph®, I share my personal journey with chronic low back pain, the ergonomic mistakes I made early in my career, and the one equipment change that completely transformed the way I practice dentistry. We'll discuss the science behind sitting posture, w...

 importance of good stools, my story with chronic back pain, relearning ergonomics

 emotional cost of pain, saddle stools, low back pain, cost of pain treatment

biomechanics of sitting, lordosis, how to adjust your stool, positioning, transitioning

choosing your stool, backrests, cylinder height, sitting and standing

importance of stools, practice owners + DSO’s, healthy employees

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