Our health affects the way we think, feel and attain peace of mind. We take the need to practice proper dental hygiene habits for granted to prevent the onset of dental diseases and make it a part of our daily routine. However, if there is one area of concern which we often overlook, it is practicing habits geared towards chronic lower back pain prevention.
The brain-body-mind-spirit inter relationship has been the focal point of neuroscience and present ecological thinking. Each one of us and not just athletes should be aware on how the body works and how daily routine should be properly performed. Cases of chronic lower back pain spine injury can be prevented if we practice proper measures like good posture in our daily activities.
Practicing Good Posture While Standing
Do you spend several minutes standing in line in malls, airports and ATM and bank tellers? More often we overlook our posture in such scenario but proper posture should always be carried out while in queue to avoid undue stress to our spine and back.
How does a good standing posture look like? Imagine a vertical line falling from your ears. In a good posture, the line will fall straight down from your ear lobe through your shoulders, down the middle of your arm and your anklebone. Your chin must be tucked in slightly and your shoulders level are hanging back slightly. Your hips should be aligned with your ankles, which can be accomplished by shifting your pelvis forward.
Good posture allows the spine in the correct position thus it is not exposed to tension and stress which is contributory to back spine degradation. In a correct posture, the bio-mechanical position of the spine is comfortably balanced by the discs, ligaments and bones in our body. When you feel the stress in your spine and back pain, while waiting in line check your posture immediately.
Seat Properly
We also seldom think of the way we seat but bad sitting posture can trigger stress on our backs which can later develop to chronic lower back pain. Whether we are just watching TV or working in front of our computer, we need to adapt to good sitting posture for comfort and to prevent back pain spine discomfort. It is also advisable to invest on not so expensive ergonomic chair.
What is the relevance of bio-mechanically sound sitting position? We need to position our buttocks at the rear end of the seat and not at the front edge of the seat. You can place a cushion to fill the space gap between your buttocks and the back of the chair if you cannot rest your spine against the back of the chair comfortably. The knees should also be level to the hip joint. If you lack height, a footrest is necessary to maintain a good posture. It is also important that after twenty minutes you should also change the position of your body and get up, stretch and do a bit of walking to release the stress in your body.
Standing and sitting are body movements that we perform daily and frequently without much self-awareness. Correcting flaws could help deter the occurrence of back pain spine illnesses. Remember that the treatment for chronic lower back pain requires a complex process with high cost requirement while practicing basic proper posture learned from early school days can be applied outright without spending.
