Is slouching really that bad for us?
Wehearfamilymembersandteacherstellingusto"situpstraight"and"standtall",butdotheysaythatbecauseanerectpostureismoreaestheticallypleasing,orisitthekeytoapain-freeback?
It"scommonlybelievedthat"slump"sittingor"slouch"standingdamagesourspines.But,isslouchingreallythatbad?
MeghanMarkowski,physiotherapistatHarvard-affiliatedBrighamandWomen"sHospital,saysthatapoorposturecanleadtoneckpainandbackproblems.
Shealsolinksittootherproblemslikepoorbalance,headachesandbreathingdifficulties.
Meghansaysweshouldaimforanuprightspinepositionandtoavoidflexingandarchingourbacks.
But,ifyou"reasloucher,theremaybesomegoodnewscomingfromthelasttwodecadesofresearch…
Inanarticlecalled"SitUpStraight:TimetoRe-evaluate",physiotherapistDianeSlaterandcolleaguesreviewthecurrentresearchandconcludethatthereisnostrongevidencethatslouchingaggravatesbackpain,oreventhataperfectpostureexists.
Instead,theyarguethatdifferencesinourspinalcurvaturesareafactoflife,andthatourbacksarestrongerthanwethink.
So,we"renotsurethatslouchingcausesbackpain,buthaveyoueverfeltlikeslouchingputsyouinaworsemood?
A2014studybyJohannesMichalakandcolleaguesfoundthatdepressedparticipantsinaslumpedseatedpositionrememberedmorenegativewordsthanpositive,butthisimprovedoncetheysatupright.
Thatmeansthatthewaywesitmightmakeusfeelmorenegative.
Shouldwesitupstraightandstandtallthen?
Somethingbothsidesseemtoagreeonisthatweshouldavoidstayinginonestaticposturethroughouttheday–weshouldchangepositionsandstretch.
Thehumanspineisdesignedtobeonthemoveandasedentarylifestylecanincreasetheriskofbackpain.
Ifyou"reunabletodothis,slouchinginfrontofyourcomputeralldaymaycauseyoudiscomfort,buttheevidencetellsusit"snotactuallydamagingyourspine.
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