Many office workers feel they are doomed to low back pain because they sit for a living.
NOT TRUE!
There is an easy solution that will protect your low back from injury.
You can download our FREE PDF manual and save it to your files. Or you follow the instructions below:
STEP 1: ANATOMY
Understanding that the low back is designed to mostly be in a
slight backwards extension (bending back).
This allows the facet joints to touch and hold 20% of your weight.
When you sit, you still need to be slightly bending back in the low
back region (i.e.: lumbar spine).
STEP 2: BAD BIOMECHANICS
If you bend forward when you sit…
…you will lift the facet joints off each other and put too much
weight on your discs. And notice how it bulges back from the
pressure.
Eventually, too much sitting in flexion will herniate your disc.
STEP 3: GOOD BIOMECHANICS
If you keep your low back bending slightly backwards when you
sit…
… you keep the facets touching each other, which removes
pressure from the discs.
This will preserve the health of your discs. If you sit and bend
backward slightly, your low back won’t know the difference
between sitting or standing.
STEP 4: HOW TO SIT PROPERLY
You will need a lumbar support. This is any 8 inch cylindrical
object that is about the size of the fat end of a baseball bat.
STEP 5: ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
You should vary your position throughout the day.
OPTION 1: Exercise Ball
Straddle ball as though you were riding a horse. This keeps your
muscles activated because you are keeping your balance.
OPTION 2: Standing
If you can, obtain a sit-stand desk or place your laptop on a high
surface.
STEP 6: MICROBREAKS
You should stop every hour (or more) to do some mild office
exercises. This helps prevent overloading the low back discs or
fatiguing your postural muscles.
CLICK HERE or the image below for our recommended in-office exercise program.
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