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Saturday, March 31, 2007

aha! i love this article hahahx now you can't make me sit until super straight corrine, hahahax it's not wrong:) check it out here, taken from Reader's Digest April 2007

"Lean Back and Save Your Back"

Radiologists have confirmed what ergonomists have long suspected - that sitting upright is bad for your back. New 'positional' Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of patients sitting and standing can demonstrat how gravity acts on the spine, says Dr Waseem Bashir of Scotland, who led the study. The scans show that a 90-degree sitting position - which most people consider normal - places unnecessary strain on the lower back curvature, causing discs to become squashed. "A 135-degree body-thigh position like that of an adjustable recliner - shows the least strain," says Bashir.

For those who spend all day sitting in office chairs, Bashir says the hips need to be higher than the knees and the feet should be flat on the floor. "Opening up the angle between your body and thighs is what's important," he says.

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