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Don't Sit Up Straight

By Michael Progar

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Researchers recently concluded that sitting up straight in a chair increases the strain on a person's lumbar discs. The best sitting position was found to be leaning back, with the spine at a 135-degree angle to the thighs. Leaning forward, as many people do when working at a desk, proved to cause even more strain on the low back than sitting upright. However, the strain can be reduced by raising the chair seat to open up the angle between the back and thighs.

Low back pain affects eight of ten individuals at some point. Behind colds and flu, low back pain is the most common reason that people visit a physician.

The results of the study were presented recently at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. Ergonomics experts for office furniture manufacturers agreed with the conclusions, although recognizing that it is hard for a person to work in an office with his or her back at a 135-degree angle. They stressed changing positions regularly, and moving around to increase circulation.

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Full post as published by Doherty & Progar on November 29, 2006 (boomark / email).

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