IMPROVE Your Setup - The Gamer's Guide to Ergonomics

Gaming or Streaming for long periods of time can take a serious toll on your health. In this video, we dive into how to ergonomically set up your streaming station to keep you INJURY FREE.

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0. Introduction 0:00
1. What is Ergonomics? 1:38
2. Monitor Height 2:16
3. Distance to Monitor 3:02
4. Stands and VESA Mounts for your Monitor 3:34
5. Keyboard and Mouse Ergonomics 4:45
6. Carpel Tunnel and RSI 5:40
7. Palm, Claw and Fingertip Mouse Grips 6:20
8. Wrist Positioning for Keyboard 7:40
9. Gaming Chairs, are they worth it? 8:00
10. Chair Height and Position 9:25
11. Chair Backrest Angle 9:55
12. Armrest Heights 10:22
13. Desk Ergonomics 10:47
14. Share Your Setups 11:50

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[ChiroNate]

I am in Chiropractic school right now. I absolutely love gaming and one of my passions is helping people live a healthier lifestyle. I appreciate you making this video because people need to be aware of what is happening to their body on a daily basis. <3

[DJTMGaming]

I stand during my livestreams, and my viewers think I’m stupid and say I should rather sit.
But I find that standing gives you better engagement with viewers since you can move around a bit more easily.

[Leo-phdk]

This is the video that I didn’t know I needed

[ergotherapy]

Im an ergonomist/occupational therapist and I have seen and treated the kinds of injuries prolonged incorrect computer use can cause. This video was clear and extremely informative. I will be sharing it to patients who are having a hard time understanding the extent of injury to which lack of ergonomics can lead to. Thanks for this!!

[mithos]

Thanks so much for this mate. Absolutely critical advice that I'm taking to heart. I started noticing discomfort when I'm playing. Sometimes during long grinds I'd just play through the pain and then take a break a long time later. Those bad habits will lead to serious health problems later. I've learned a lot from these tips, and something that I hope other gamers will really benefit from.

[idmooseman]

Excellent video. Office ergonomics is often overlooked and completely ignored in most cases. Reminders, such as this video, are greatly appreciated.

[xenRsVideos]

Appreciate this dude, started getting hand cramps recently so I've thought twice about my posture. Went ahead and bought an ergonomic desk as well as I feel height adjustment is a must for me.

[JGunn]

Wow, I had heard about the eye level needing to reach the top of the screen but never thought much of it, I just chucked a few books under my screen and immediately felt my neck relax. Thanks!

[spiritualwisdom]

thanks man. You helped my neck and back. I never realized it was due to something so easily fixable as proper gaming setup. thanks a bunch!!!!

[TheeApexPredator]

Being new to pc gaming, I NEEDED this video!

[Rare.]

Great video bro, it'll help a lot of people. A few years ago I bought a cheap gaming chair from Amazon for $100 because I wanted a cool looking chair, but I also didn't want to spend like over $300 for a legit gaming chair. After using it for a while, I found myself with a lot of back problems and needing to crack my back constantly and whatnot and it wasn't great. Eventually I bought a chair from IKEA like he showed and it's soooo much better. My back feels so much better and I don't have any back pain or problems anymore. So to people out there I would suggest buying an office chair from IKEA if you can't afford to buy an expensive gaming chair.

[coldfrost]

As someone suffering from RSI, I thank you for this video and recommend for anyone using the PC for more than 2 hours a day.

[HP]

I love everything about this video - well done!! Alot of the descriptions about ergonomics sounds familiar ;)

[MrHandsomeStudios]

9:08 I use the FLINTAN chair without the arm rest and I can say that it feels very great

[linguisticness]

The biggest factor other than $$$ in switching from console to PC gaming has been the ergonomics, which killed the experience for me in my past attempts to play things like an FPS with KB+M. I really appreciate this video and your intentions and content within it. The one *major* thing I have to question is your comments about wrist position on the mouse and keyboard. You go over three positions for holding the mouse and state that "the claw and fingertip grip do use more muscles and therefore have a slightly higher risk for injury." Every methodology of bodywork I've encountered states the opposite conclusion of this if->then statement. The optimal position for typing and gripping a mouse is with a straight line from the forearm all the way to the first knuckles, hence wristpads for keyboards and mousepads to encourage this. Any upward bend of the wrist/hand from the forearm is what puts a significantly higher chance of longterm breakdown on these vital body parts. ... Whether this comment benefits anyone, I can't know. But I will be continuing my search for a better ergonomic setup for my PC gaming that encourages *active engagement* of muscles that support their surrounding bone and ligament structures' well-being. ;tldr Engaging more muscles that we as animals naturally evolved to use *prolongs and supports* the unnatural positions of sitting at a computer for hours on end. Microadjustments of positioning are everything! I wish this video had expressed this better, but I appreciate it nonetheless.

[SpectreDusk]

Excellent advice! I know “gaming” chairs get a pretty bad rep and a lot of them are awful but honestly the higher end ones are worth it. I was using a crap gaming chair for a while and was constantly suffering from back pain. I have back pain anyway but the chair really wasn’t doing any favours. Upgraded to a SecretLab chair and it’s been the best decision so far. Comfortable and supportive. Not going to say it’s perfect but it’s a vast improvement. Next thing I need to change is my desk. There’s a bar going across where my shins are so I can’t stretch my legs out.

[shanex]

Thank you for this, My chair was placed way to high since I work from home and now I see the consequences on my health but I had not realized this could be an issue. Thanks for this video.

[huckjam]

Hell yeah those north bayou mounts are great!! I buy them in bulk since I use them when setting up clients all the time. I've got 5 of them installed throughout my house right now and another 3 of them in the office in my bins of computer parts I keep on hand that I use routinely for customers. I seem to order as many mounts as I do replacement hdds and power supplies lol.

[hudenough]

First vid of yours that I've watched. Very helpful, cheers.

[TheCamtronz]

Awesome that you cover topics like this. A lot of people aren't interested in preventing injury.