Why Sitting for Too Long May Be Harmful to Your Health
Now that i have your attention
Research shows we shouldn’t be sitting at our workplace for more than 6 hours a day- its so important that we did a blog about workplace ergonomics so have a read into that
Now there is some evidence that sitting can cause compression of the L4 L5 disc and lead to disc degeneration
With low back pain affecting nearly 9 out of 10 people in their lifetime, its so important to eliminate bad lifestyle factors
Our workplaces are changing, we are moving away from manufacturing jobs into a service based economy with sedentary jobs increasing
MULTIPLE STUDIES have shown that prolonged sitting can lead to low back pain, increase in intra fiscal pressure, disc bulges, protrusions, and even herniations
The research found that the greatest change in lumbar disc height was at L45 after prolonged sitting WITHOUT intermittent breaks
So get up, go get a glass of water, or go for a walk around the office, go annoy Susan down the hall , just get up from the chair and start MOVING
We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems . Please call Health Wise Chiropractic 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!
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Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day. They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals. We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic maybe costly and time consuming. This way if you cant make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.
Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals. Each program contains - Information about the conditions - things to do and things to avoid - nutrition advice - all the stretches that are needed to help The following conditions are now available for online sessions
migraine
cervicogenic headaches
cervical facet neck pain
tension headaches
cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
shoulder impingement relief
thoracic outlet syndrome
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff
chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
Lumbar facet pain
sciatica and piriformis syndrome
meniscus (knee pain)
Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
Shin Splints
Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
Carpal tunnel Syndrome
Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
Dizziness-Vertigo
Arthritis
Welcome To Chiropractic
TMJ (Jaw Pain)
Lumbar Disc Changes Associated with Prolonged Sitting
Gregory G. Billy, MD, Susan K. Lemieux, PhD, and Mosuk X. Chow, PhD