Sit up straight......

[Arkan]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/200611...ntsitupstraight

 

The longstanding advice to "sit up straight" has been turned on its head by a new study that suggests leaning back is a much better posture.

 

Researchers analyzed different postures and concluded that the strain of sitting upright for long hours is a perpetrator of chronic back problems.

 

Using a new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers studied 22 volunteers with no back pain history. The subjects assumed three different positions: slouching; sitting up straight at 90 degrees; and sitting back with a 135-degree posture

[Rosbjerg]

Yeah - I always lean back, because it hurts when I sit up straight for too long.. but I also have a chair that you actively have to keep straight .. so maybe that's why I lean back..

[kirottu]

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[Musopticon?]

I've leaned forward for so long that my spine is twangled and curved. It's not like I can't sit straight, but I prefer my L-posture. I walk straight though, it looks less creepy in public.

[Walsingham]

Whenever I stand up straight I get all giddy from the fresh air.

[astr0creep]

And in a few years some scientist will tell us that sitting tilted backwards is bad because in can damage the spine at the neck level from keeping your head straight.

 

Pfff. Science. :crazy:

[Arkan]

And in a few years some scientist will tell us that sitting tilted backwards is bad because in can damage the spine at the neck level from keeping your head straight.

 

Pfff. Science.  :crazy:

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Good point. But more people suffer from chronic back problems than neck problems.

[astr0creep]

And in a few years some scientist will tell us that sitting tilted backwards is bad because in can damage the spine at the neck level from keeping your head straight.

 

Pfff. Science.  :crazy:

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Good point. But more people suffer from chronic back problems than neck problems.

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You're telling this to a man who's been to 5 AC/DC concerts... ^_^

[metadigital]

The quoted article doesn't contain all the details: knees should be below the hips, and the lumbar should be supported, too.

[astr0creep]

So we can't even sit the way we want anymore?

 

What's next, writing a name in the snow in urine causes arthritis in the hand and blockage of the urethra?

 

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[XoXAlexOxO]

So we can't even sit the way we want anymore?

 

What's next, writing a name in the snow in urine causes arthritis in the hand and blockage of the urethra?

 

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i guess i won't worry about that :D

[Arkan]

And in a few years some scientist will tell us that sitting tilted backwards is bad because in can damage the spine at the neck level from keeping your head straight.

 

Pfff. Science.  :crazy:

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Good point. But more people suffer from chronic back problems than neck problems.

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You're telling this to a man who's been to 5 AC/DC concerts... ^_^

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You aren't more people.

[alanschu]

So we can't even sit the way we want anymore?

 

What's next, writing a name in the snow in urine causes arthritis in the hand and blockage of the urethra?

 

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Last I check no one was forcing you to sit in any particular way. You can still sit the way you want.

[Fenghuang]

Man, I sit in this scrunched up position with my calves resting against the edge of my desk when I'm at home. It's comfortable and I'm not sure why because it looks goshawfully painful to anyone who looks at me.

[Gorth]

The quoted article doesn't contain all the details: knees should be below the hips, and the lumbar should be supported, too.

Lucky me, last time I checked my legs, my knees were still below my hips. Actually, they were located at the end of my thighs

 

As for leaning back... I'll print this one out and show it to the CEO next time he asks why the heck I'm just sitting there, leaning back on my chair

[Walsingham]

I propose a theory of Intelligent Sitting.

[metadigital]

The quoted article doesn't contain all the details: knees should be below the hips, and the lumbar should be supported, too.

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Lucky me, last time I checked my legs, my knees were still below my hips. Actually, they were located at the end of my thighs

 

As for leaning back... I'll print this one out and show it to the CEO next time he asks why the heck I'm just sitting there, leaning back on my chair

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It's quite common for people to have their knees on the same level as, or even above, their hips when seated.

[LadyCrimson]

I have upper spine problems...a lot of back advice doesn't apply to me, as it's usually geared for lower back pain.

 

I'm most comfortable on my side or during a gymnastics-like hands over the head on the floor back-arch, but it's pretty hard to type that way. ^_^

[Oracle of Mythos]

Wow I read that too... well, I guess its always best to move around, and not always slouching or sitting straight. Stretching does wonders I hear

[Dark_Raven]

I propose a theory of Intelligent Sitting.

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You would fail my good man, you would fail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course I jest.

[metadigital]

Wow I read that too... well, I guess its always best to move around, and not always slouching or sitting straight. Stretching does wonders I hear

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That's actually good advice. One should get up and take a break every hour or so: stretch and give the mind a small break, too. This helps to re-focus.