About Nathan

Nathan Keller is a data analyst working remotely from Madison, Wisconsin, where he has spent the better part of a decade turning large datasets into decision-ready summaries for the tech industry. Eight to ten hours at a desk is a normal day. His back started giving him problems around age 33 — the result of a decade of bad desk posture compounded by an awkward moment moving a heavy monitor rack at work. He chose not to pursue imaging after the initial flare resolved with rest. The issue recurred, became chronic around 2018, and he has been managing it through product selection and routine since. No surgery, no injections, no ongoing clinical treatment. He is not a physical therapist, chiropractor, or physician. He is a person who sits too much, whose back notices, and who has spent considerable time and money figuring out which products are worth it. He approaches back pain management the way he approaches data problems: track the variables, run the experiment, note the outcomes honestly. He has tested roughly 40 products over 12 years. Some made a measurable difference. Most did not. A handful made things worse. He writes about what he actually used, how long he used it, and what happened.