Back Person Sitting On Floor

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Back person sitting on floor.

Sitting tall with feet on floor hip width apart hands interlaced behind head and elbows wide. Lower back pain is a common problem and while it s likely to get worse as we age there are things we can do to protect and strengthen our backs. While sitting for too long can have some adverse side effects on our health and well being be sure to stand or walk for 10 to 20 minutes every hour there s something about sitting that few. Sitting is a basic human action and resting position the body weight is supported primarily by the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat the torso is more or less upright.

When compared to the asian countries people in the west have weak backs and the reason is clear slumping onto the couches chairs hunching over the desks and hours of sitting before the computers. Our bodies weren t made to sit in chairs. Cross legged sitting on the floor for modern urban people usually involves a tucked pelvis. A retroverted tucked pelvis often results in a relaxed and slumped torso left.

Here are the common causes as well as treatments. While high quality scientific evidence is still lacking on the benefits of floor sitting it is becoming a growing trend particularly among people choosing to adopt more minimalist or furniture. Sitting for much of the day may pose significant health risks and people who sit regularly for prolonged periods have higher mortality rates than those who do not. For this reason lower back pain is frequently brought on by sleeping in the wrong position prolonged bending heavy lifting or even standing or laying down in a poor rounded back position according to cornell university department of ergonomics up to 90 more pressure is put on your back when you sit versus when you stand.

On the other hand sitting on the floor keeps your spine straight and your shoulders relaxed as well as pushed back. Sitting on the floor on the other hand requires your spine to be straight and your shoulders to be pushed back and relaxed which naturally corrects poor posture. Being upright on a tucked pelvis requires tension in the long back muscles right.