A hostel owner in Chiang Mai told me my laptop setup was killing my back

I was working from the common area for like 3 months. Couch, coffee table, hunched over. He asked if I was in pain. I said yeah, neck hurts every night. He said get a real chair and raise the screen. I bought a $15 plastic stool and a cheap stand from the night market. Took 2 days to feel the difference. Now I won't book a place without seeing a proper desk photo first. Anyone else get a random health fix from a stranger on the road?

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sethp261mo ago

So a hostel owner in Thailand fixed your back for fifteen bucks while most people pay a chiropractor hundreds to tell them the same thing. Funny how the best advice always comes from some guy who has zero reason to care about your spine. Guess the lesson is to listen when a stranger points at your mess instead of waiting for your body to scream at you.

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sean_martin441mo ago

Had the same thing happen with a guy at a gym in Tucson. I was doing squats all wrong for months, knees caving in, and some old dude just walks over and tells me to point my toes out and sit back like I'm aiming for a chair. Took him ten seconds. My knee pain was gone in a week. The weird part is I'd been watching videos and reading forums for hours trying to fix it myself. Sometimes you just need a person standing there looking at your actual body instead of your idea of your body.

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