A wallet is taken as a symbol of one’s financial standing. You cannot think of leaving the house without carrying this very important accessory. Apart from keeping currency notes and coins, people tend to stuff debit cards, visiting cards, driver’s license, receipts and little bits of paper (reminders mostly), making it thicker by the end of the day.
A wallet is a convenient place to stuff important things. It helps the person stay organized and most importantly avoid misplacing money, card or license etc.
While, carrying a wallet has its pros, it is not devoid of cons either.
Some disadvantages of carrying a fat wallet
1. Puts stress on the hip joint: Sitting on a fat wallet can put pressure on your hip joint and lower back.
2. Tilts the pelvis: A fat and stuffed wallet in the back pocket will hinder the person to sit upright. It will tilt the pelvis to one side which puts more stress on the spine. The fatter the wallet is, the more painful your back would be.
3. Alters the posture: Keeping a fat wallet in the back pocket also affects a person’s posture and spinal alignment.
4. Affects the nerves: The people who sit on thick wallets are vulnerable to damage in the key nerves of the lower back region especially the sciatic nerve.
Have you heard of the ‘Fat wallet syndrome’ or the ‘Piriformis syndrome’ or ‘Wallet sciatica’?
The terms themselves say it loud about the relation between carrying a fat wallet and your piriformis muscle. When you carry a fat wallet, it strains on the piriformis muscle in the buttocks. This in turn pinches or irritates a portion of the sciatic nerve that runs down the leg from the lower back region. When the nerve experiences this unwanted strain for a period of time, it triggers symptoms of Sciatica.
This causes numbness in the foot, lower leg and ankle. In severe conditions, it makes it hard to lie down, walk or sit comfortably.
Not only a fat wallet, but carrying your cell phone or anything else in the back pocket can strain the sciatic nerve.
Things you can do to avoid sciatic pain
1. Avoid stuffing your wallet with unnecessary things. A regular check would enable you to keep your wallet slimmer.
2. Do not sit on your wallet. While sitting, take it out and put it elsewhere. Do not put it in the front pocket of your trousers and sit, as this too would strain your nerves.
3. Buy wallets that are slimmer and smaller and do not have too many divisions in it. This would discourage you from putting useless things in your wallet.
Dr. Shabtab Khalid
Zilaxo Advanced Pain Solution
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