{"id":1623,"date":"2023-07-25T07:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepphysio.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2023-07-25T07:08:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:08:16","slug":"prolonged-sitting-and-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepphysio.com\/prolonged-sitting-and-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolonged Sitting and Back Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you work in a profession that involves sitting for hours on end? Do you ever wonder if your spine is affected by prolonged sitting? Do you have back pain that occurred gradually and you\u2019re unsure of the cause? Do you get back pain, headaches, migraines, jaw tension, or neck stiffness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve ever wondered what the consequences of sitting too long are \u2013 check out this blog https:\/\/www.deepphysio.com\/single-post\/2017\/10\/13\/The-Negative-Impacts-of-Sitting, from our Physiotherapist Julie Alexander. There are many negative consequences of sitting, and some experts are even going as far to call sitting the new smoking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are six tips<\/strong> to deal with back pain associated with sitting too much:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Get assessed by a physiotherapist.<\/strong> A physiotherapist is trained in assessing posture and biomechanics, and will tell you how you’re sitting posture may contribute to your pain. In conjunction with your physiotherapy treatments, there are many other effective treatments that can get you out of pain, such as massage therapy, acupuncture, K laser, or tuning forks. Your Physiotherapist or Kinesiologist will also give you exercises to help you stretch and release the culprit tissues and activate and strengthen the weak ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Consider your sitting posture.<\/strong> Ask a co-worker to take a photo of you at work and look at how you are sitting. Do you look more like picture Number One or Two?<\/p>\n\n\n\n