Sitting postures for a Healthy Spine

Nandita is an I.T professional who, in spite of spending hours in the gym, would still wake up every morning with an aching spine. Although fit and active, Nandita couldn’t figure where she was going wrong. The spinal condition was affecting even her professional life!

Surprisingly, poor postures can lead to spinal problems, more serious than you could imagine. It may be caused by daily activities like sitting in office chairs, staring at the computer screen, scrolling the mobile or from something even as basic as carrying a purse over the same shoulder. However the good news is, if the proper sitting postures are actually adapted, it would highly benefit your spine.

Proper Sitting Postures for a Healthy Spine:

1. Keep the body in alignment: Sit straight and maintain a proper vertical alignment. Keep the ears, shoulders and hips in one vertical line. This will provide strength to your spinal system, keeping it strong.
2. Maintain balanced postures:  Unbalanced postures like crossing legs unevenly while sitting, or leaning to one side, hunching the shoulders forward may lead to spinal problems.
3. Sit with a straight back: Keep your back straight, while sitting. Avoid tilting your head forward, backward or sideways. Keep your feet parallel and weight evenly balanced on both feet.
4. Change postures: Try to bring variations in your postures regularly. Any prolonged sitting position can be quite tiring. Alternate your position by shifting forward to the edge of the seat with a straight back with sitting back against the support of the chair to ease out back muscle pain.
5. Avoid restrictive postures: Do not restrict movements by adopting stiff postures that may strain the joints.

By Dr. Shabtab Khalid

Zilaxo Advanced Pain Solution

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