—and it's leaving us hunched, slouchy, sore and probably a bit irritable. It's become so bad that I’ve started having flashbacks to my mom’s constant reminders in high school to"stand up straight!”
“We’ve transitioned to a society that relies significantly on technology, and we’re even more sedentary,” says Dr. Srikanth Divi, an orthopedic spine surgeon with Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, IL. “Problems arise when you don’t use proper ergonomics because you create muscular imbalances.”Americans admit to having back pain symptoms every year
“The best way to improve your position over time is to correct muscular imbalances through active therapy and strength training,” Divi said. “In general, you want your head over your pelvis because this position creates the least stress on your muscles and is the most economic for your body,”
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