Aching back? Don't sit up straight, study says
Updated Mon. Nov. 27 2006 1:03 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A new study is making it easier to ignore your mother's sage advice on sitting up straight.
In fact, the stick-straight posture is bad for your back, researchers say.
The best posture is actually a 135-degree angle, which would mean one would sit at their desk leaning backwards slightly, according to new research presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
This position takes the pressure off the spinal disks in the lower back, researchers say.
"A 135-degree body-thigh sitting posture was demonstrated to be the best biomechanical sitting position, as opposed to a 90-degree posture, which most people consider normal," said Waseem Amir Bashir, author and clinical fellow in the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Alberta Hospital.
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1 comment:
There's a quick-fix to this problem. Just don't go to work!
OK, I'm an old geezer and can get away with saying that, I know, but just couldn't resist the opportunity.
Cheers
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