Health conditions helped by sitting with good posture

Sitting with bad posture can result in back pain for anyone. But if you suffer from any of the following conditions, sitting with bad posture will only aggravate your symptoms. After reviewing much research, we’ve put together some information and tips to help you reduce your pain.

With severe or acute back pain, when even standing for a while is too painful, the following can help:

• Lie down – but get up every 25 minutes and walk about quietly for 5 minutes then lie down again. Walking might be a bit painful, but it will help speed recovery in small amounts.
• When […]
  

When you stand, you have an arch in your lower back called your lordosis. In this position, your lordosis shape is ‘neutral’.

Your lordosis shape should be much the same whether you’re sitting or standing.

1. Stand in front of a chair and place one hand in the small of your back and the other hand on […]
   

Good driving posture involves sitting at a slightly more reclined angle than usual while still maintaining a neutral spine.

1. Slide the seat backwards so that there is still a slight bend in your knees when you fully depress the pedals.
2. Adjust the base of the seat to bring your hips up to make them more […]
   

1. Take frequent breaks. Depending on how long the pain takes to come on, take slightly more frequent breaks. E.g. if it takes 30 minutes to come on, stop every 20 minutes, get out of the car and walk about for a minimum of two minutes.
2. Take our slump test to see if your car […]
   

The simple answer is to avoid sitting. Only sit to eat and when a task requires sitting and when you do have to sit, get up every 15 minutes and walk for one minute.

Otherwise try and keep on your feet as much as possible. When you are tired of standing, your body is telling you […]

When we have low back pain, good habits become even more important. Here are some tips to help:

Every 15 minutes

Stand up every 15 mins and then walk for one minute. Do not stand still and stretch. Walking sends fresh blood to your spinal joints and muscles, so it not only improves the pain, it also […]

The main aggravating factors for driving and back pain are:

1. inadequate lumbar support, leading to poor driving posture
2. the inability to get up and move around (joints love movement)
3. poor car design: lack of symmetry in pedal and steering wheel positions.

Take the Morfit Slump Test to help you work out if your back pain […]