What an excellent article Dray! πππ Really enjoyed hearing you talk, you have very fluid speech π
Every now and then, we would rather meet with people on zoom meetings or online video calls than step out of our houses.
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I feel this almost constantly! It's like leaving the house is now the most challenging, most energy-consuming task ever... π©π© It really is something I try to fight and force myself to leave the house more often, especially on days I'm off work. I much rather stay at home now than before the pandemic π
About your tips towards sitting posture you really nailed it! π€π€ that is the most consensual "right" posture for a sitting position.
But if I may, I would like to take this opportunity to deepen the discussion about back pain π If you noticed, I said "right" posture - right being under inverted commas - because there's a saying I usually pass on to my patients. I don't like to refer to a posture as good or bad because there's no way I could define such a generalized posture for everyone and claim it's the right one for their body.
With this, I mean not everyone will have the same physiological curvature of the back. In my opinion, it's not so much the posture you're in that causes trouble or pain but rather the amount of time you spend in each one. Because if I work 8h a day on a computer, even if we split into 2 periods of 4h in a row sitting down, over the accumulation of the years, I bet that person will still develop some functional dysfunction or pain. Even more so, if that person has sedentary behaviors.
Yes, having a more aligned posture is ideal and we should adapt our workstations according to these recommendations, but I can't get there comfortably if I don't work my body and I don't move it around enough. Like I always say when people ask me about what's the best posture...
The best posture is always the next one π
From another perspective, I could even put more strain on a person's body if I do a specific recommendation without knowing the person's body, it's functional compensations, and the stories it tells. Imagine a person with cervical hyperlordosis who works on her computer 8h/day in a leaning front posture. If I ask that person to sit for 8h with their neck more extended and lower back support that person would feel pain after a while. Because that person's body isn't costumed to more extended ranges of motion, let alone holding it for a great amount of time.
Therefore, to be in a more accurate position without discomfort or without risking causing other joint dysfunctions, I must first work on the mobility of the joints, actively. π
Ufff! Sorry for the long comment hehehe but I hope you find my point of view interesting to read π Take care π€
Thanks for the input. I quite on the concept of mobility you have explained.
I never saw things that way.
Sitting postures will surely be different in some respect for different people like you said, especially when there is already a deformity.
This hit differently but is so true in real life terms.
Thanks once again for checking in!