Don't sit up straight !
Your mother's advice to sit up straight in your chair could be a prescription for lower back pain. A new study using new imaging technology reveals that sitting upright with a straight back (90 degree) and thighs parallel to the floor increases the strain on the lumbar discs in the lower back.
In fact it's better to lean back a bit in a chair, even if looks like slouching. The best position is what you get in a La-Z-Boy, 135 degree between back and thighs.
In fact it's better to lean back a bit in a chair, even if looks like slouching. The best position is what you get in a La-Z-Boy, 135 degree between back and thighs.
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Source: Chicago Tribune, Nov.28, 2006.
Labels: Health
8 Comments:
Wow. . . . first time ever. . . . science proved mamma wrong. . .
Ciao
6:59 AM
wow, this is a surprised information. But it is also useful and everyone should know:)
9:38 AM
No all chairs should be designed by LazyBoy, Yessss
10:44 AM
I knew comfort had to be good for you!
12:02 PM
wow great news - what a fantastic blog!
3:15 PM
Ha! Take that Mom!
3:35 PM
But she was right about the exercise, before you slouch in the chair, ;)
3:22 AM
If only my mom woukd believe it......
10:25 AM
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