“Success is a desk job and a bad back”

Nowadays back pain has become a common problem for us, especially those who have to sit for a long time at work. But I am not saying that if you work sitting down on a chair then you have to suffer from back pain. You can work comfortably by changing your seating position. 

I have found that most people’s hamstring muscles “shrink” or weaken from sitting all day. This causes a shift in posture forward as the core muscles lose strength.These core muscles  normally support the back and when they stop working optimally we experience that chronic pain.

If you have back pain you can try stretching the hamstring muscles.  If the pain goes away immediately you know that they are part of the problem. However stretching alone won’t be the fix, you’ll have to exercise and strengthen the core to get rid of the pain, for good.

What to do when you have a sore back
Recent research has shown that lying down longer than a day or two day isn’t helpful for relieving back pain, in fact it can make it worse! People can recover more quickly without any bed rest. The sooner you start moving, even a little bit, or return to activities such as walking, the faster you are likely to improve.

You have to maintain a good posture while working in a chair. Keep in mind the following sitting positions at the time of taking the seat then you can remove your back pain:

• Try to maintain natural curves of the spine.
• You can use pillows or even lumbar support to maintain natural cures of your spine.
• You need to remember that no particular posture or position can provide you with 100% relief.
• Get up from your chair and move around every 30–45 mins; pull your shoulders back and push your chest out to get the proper spine alignment. Once you see how much better it feels, you’ll become conscious of your posture and how it relates to back pain.
• Best sitting positions to avoid low back pain are the ones in which your spine remains in a neutral form. Sit in a high-back, firm chair with armrests. Sitting in a soft couch or chair will tend to make you round your back and won’t support the curve of your back. At work, adjust your chair height and workstation so you can sit up close to your work and tilt it up at you.

Back pain can be a symptom that your skeleton is out of alignment. Start doing the stretching exercises that get it back into alignment – and embark on a strength training program to strengthen the muscles attached to it. Muscles throughout your body have to be strong enough to support you while you’re sitting down, you can think of yourself as a sitting athlete – much like a Formula 1 driver…those guys are super strong and fit!

Back pain is one of the aspects incorporated in “Back Pain Correction Protocol”,  an online program where I evaluate your condition, isolate it and integrate the specific exercises into a routine at least 4 days a week, so your back pain will significantly decrease. Here is a teaser: https://youtu.be/I7uK1Z8wuRM 

Click on the link below to get more information:

https://edpaget.com/coaching36804068

• Share this post: