Back discomfort is pretty much a way of life for Americans as they age. It does not have to be that way, says Jenn Sherer. “It’s not sitting that’s causing the pain, it’s how you’re sitting.”
Take a look at people who are sitting down – not face-on but rather from the side, in profile, so you can see the shape of their spine.
Orthopedic surgeon Nomi Khan says there’s a high probability their back is curving like the letter C — or some version of C. Or it might make you think of a cashew nut, sitting in the chair. There are two telltale signs: Their shoulders curve over and their butts curve under. That posture is hurting their backs.
To figure out how to shift your pelvis into a healthier position, Sherer says to imagine for a minute you have a tail. If we were designed like dogs, the tail would be right at the base of your spine. Sherer says when you sit with a C shape in your spine, it is like a dog with it’s tail between it’s legs. By untucking your pelvis when you sit, quadriceps relax and hamstrings stretch.
To straighten out the C shape, Sherer says, “we need to position the pelvis in a way that this tail could wag.”
“Stand up and spread your heels about 12 inches apart,” she says. Now, put your hand on your pubic bone — like a fig leaf covering up Adam in the Bible, she explains.
“When you bend over, you want to let this fig leaf — your pubic bone — move through your legs,” she says. “This creates a crease between your pelvis and legs.”
This action also pretty much pokes your butt out, behind your spine. “Now go ahead, sit down,” Sherer says.
This week, learn How to Fix that Pain in Your Back. Poke your butt out in ways that is good for your health, if you know what I mean…
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