Pain from Sitting Too Long? The Anatomy behind Prolonged sitting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- Prolonged sitting in a flexed posture - Biomechanical Symptoms (Lower Body) Part 1.
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I am fascinated by how informative videos of such short length can be when dealing with anatomy! The animations/visualizations make the understanding of the human body very intuitive and easily accessible. Keep up the good work!
Is it about prolonged sitting or wrong posture?
Lies again? Back Pains
teachers should show this 💯
Keep it together stalker
@@criptik5208both
*continues to sit like that and starts watching other videos
It’s gonna change if your work out
😂😂😂
This one
*Works like that all day, then studies like that, then games like that”
I need to go back to my healthy active lifestyle habits 😢
Underrated 😂
I had this spine and lower back pain for days but I started working out and standing up more often. The pain went a way after a week and I don’t feel pain anymore now.
i had this spine sitting much time in the computer cause lower back pain
Computers are hamrful
cell phones can cause back pain lower red eyes that are like vampires or werewolves
what kind of exercise were most useful. Am going through the same thing right now. Just started exercising and forcing myself to sit up straight and stand often.
@@yunisblu3412 The best way to treat it is spending standing for a good hours, maybe 4 hours. The pain will slowly go away the more you sit less. I encourage the gym or getting a job that requires you standing most the time
Even as a healthy active kid, they still made us sit in school for hours…
True
those chairs are crap too
@@toroddlnning6806 maaan in senior high they make us sit in a wooden chair
Its so shi that our butts hurts after 30 minutes
So sit. You won't die from it.
@@TheSultan1470 yeah, just experience unnecessary pain and deformities later in life. So cool!
Bought a large exercise ball to sit on about 13 years ago and never went back to chairs. Keeps you sitting upright, moving around, a thousand times better. And I can roll down and do a nice backbend on it every so often, lol, which feels great. Scares my coworkers but it feels great! 😂
What's it called, from where did u buy it? Im in dire *need* of one at the moment
It’s called an exercise ball? Looool
@@Ali_Al-Nasir a exercise stability ball. Atleast size large
That reminds me of the office lmao
@@Vidzette I've only seen the British version. But I promise you, it works.
This is a perfect video for most people who end up working on a computer for 10 or more hours like me. Great video. Can't wait to see recommendations to address and fix these issues. Thank you so much.
Seriously? It's an easy fix
the best way is to stand on a desk that is adjustable
the gym.
@@xBintu ok I'm standing on my desk... I can't see my computer screen now, wtf
You don't fix it just get away from the desk job!
My top 3 exercises to strengthen postural muscles
1. Romanian Deadlift 3x8 (Strengthen Back and posterior Chain, cure anterior pelvic tilt)
2. Neck Curl 3x15 (Strengthen Neck Flexor to cure nerd neck)
3. Face Pull 3x15 (Strengthen Lower trap to cure slumped back, strengthen rotator cuff to prevent shoulder injuries)
Do them at least once a week with good form and relatively challenging weight, and you will have perfect posture for good.
What do you mean 3×15
Fun fact: nobody cares, literally nobody
This is a video about posterior pelvic tilt...
@@sadiafarhan6953 sets of 15 repetitions. Do 15, rest, do 15, rest, do 15.
@@sadiafarhan695 3 sets of 15 reps, so you do 15 repetitions of the given exercise which is one set than rest for 2-5 minutes, or whenever you feel comfortable to go again, and repeat two more times.
This taught me more in 2m. than dozens of other chiro/PT videos combined. Thanks for this.
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2:00 I was experiencing pain in this region from prolonged sitting in an old 1950s era desk chair I was using at the start of the pandemic telecommuting from home. I realized the pain was from the sitting position in that chair which before the pandemic I would sit in for no more than an hour most, but when telecommuting I was in it for my 9 hr shift, not continually as I would get up to walk around but the damage was still being done cumulatively. I finally went out an bought a modern ergonomic desk chair, and within a month the pain went away, so choice of chair is also a huge factor in how to avoid issues listed here.
Sitting in the wrong position for too long can cause constipation and/or hemorrhoids. A different chair saved me.
@@ST-yc7ujThat's why my stomach is so fucked up?
@@AD45 possibly
I am 75-years old - sitting all day at my office job has made me very ill in my old age.
My Dad, who was carpenter, is going to outlive me by 20-years!
Live strong sir 💪🏾🙏🏾
it is painful.
Вы разве не на пенсии?..
Easy. Become a carpenter, sir. You have a great teacher.
Just start running ultramarathons tomorrow and you will be fine
So today I went to a orthopaedic and he stated the same to me. I got low back pain due to sitting day long for years while doing a desk job. So anyone watching this Your health is everything you got. So take a break in between and take care.
R u okay now?
@@jomungraadnevoskir1657 he died
@@anti-naturevegan ayo
I think I found the reason of my back and pelvic pain.
You guys are better than every doctor that I went in the last 5 years
The overlap of the vertebrae transforms the spine into an active tower, whose stability must be achieved with dynamic anchors. A rigid seat does not give the legs the role of dynamic anchors and when you get tired, the back looks for support points and collapses in the backrest.
well said
If you feel this pain, search “12 minute foundation training” right now. Do the entire video and it will change your life. I had this pain for years and started the routine in the video, it fixes it within a few days every time.
Really beneficial video. Exactly what millions of people need today.
What was the benefit?
@@collybeans586to prevent lower back pain and injury
This is why I strech after and in Between long study sessions
Tip, if you don't know what stretches to perform look up some streching exercises
This is so good, keep up the good work, a lot of the people in medical field are con artist, your actually making a difference.
Excellent! Continues to sit like this for 6 hours at school
And more 6 hours gaming at home instead of doing sports.
@@ta_pegandofogo2988 and more 6 hours studing for tomorrow's exam
that sciatica pain also sends signals down your legs. feeling of pins and needles in your feet, leg falling asleep a lot etc. your body is sendin u "small" warning shots, prior to something more serious happening. pay attn and get active
I don’t know what’s more fascinating, the complexity of our body or us discovering all that about it
This is a very informative video! Appreciated the effort of making this and sharing with the audience.
yes great information with no sollutions
I am glad that I am a trouble maker and failed school. It saved my life.
😭😵. I relate to this so much. Muscle imbalance, pain and weakness.. ughhh.
What helps me a lot is having a bike and also doing that stretch where you bend your knee and grab your foot with your hand to stretch the top part of your leg (the muscle right above your knee). You can also use your bed instead of your hand if its difficult. Trust me, it helps. Also if you lay flat on your bed and bring your legs up and pull on the area behind your knees, youll feel relief in your lower back. Also any standing hip stretch. All those help you fight the problem.
What I do
amazing videos, a kind production of production thats literally unseen
This is the best posture awareness video ever. I cringed so much seeing that disk get squeezed in the very posture I'm setting in 😭 I sat upright immediately 😂
this video deserves more attention
Yes. I sat in a non-ergonomic computer chair doing CAD design work for over 35 years. I'm now disabled because of Rheumatoid arthritis in my neck, lower back, hip, and knees. And sometimes into my arms if I lift or carry something. Bone spurs have fused vertebrae together. 😟😟
I'm sorry to hear that. You're great for 35 years.
So glad my new job has a good balance of sitting and standing/ walking around. I hope to still be healthy in 25 years.
Guys, please fix your posture. I was diagnosed with slip disc on lower body after i can't get up for 2 days. My bone is rubbing against each other, and it hurts like hell. 2 months of fisio, the pain doesn't hurt much but still there. Fix your posture for longer functions. Love yr body P/s: I'm a teenager
I can relate, started driving a truck back in 95.
Glad to learn this early(ish) so that I can rectify. Thank you.
The trick to sitting well is to get rid of comfortable, cushy chairs and sit on a firm surface. Doing so will give your body kinaesthetic information about where the ground is, which stimulates your anti-gravity reflexes. Think your head towards the ceiling and your sit bones into the chair.
Slide up toward the front of the chair and slip your hands under your sit bones so you can feel where they are. Your sit bones are rockers so you can easily rock forward and back, but perched on the bottom of the rockers will be most efficient. Relax your legs by moving them in and out so the are not held into your body and plant them firmly on the floor.
It takes some time for the muscles to adapt to a change in use, bit ultimately sitting at the edge of a firm chair with your legs as secondary support becomes second nature and you can sit that way all day long with ease.
Why? Because the vertical position allows each vertebra to stack on top of the next, requiring very liittle muscular effort, and the legs provide balance and a little support as well.
It is difficult to do this when a chair is too too high, too low or tilted backwards. You hips should be at the same level as your knees or a little higher. If you only have squishy chairs, grab a large hardcover or something firm and put it on the chair.
One conversation in GTA5RP will look like:
- The trick to sleep well is to get rid of comfortable, cushy beds and sleep on firm surface.
- Sir, you're an idio...
Thank you School time for my all biomechanics issues.
Thanks for this video! Unrelated to sitting, you've proven that the area lumbo sacral spine should actually be moving. Now I know why I'm still having intense pains since 2015 after my spinal fusion (L4-L5-S1), and despite the amount of pain medication and physical therapy I'm taking. It shouldn't be fused. It should be moving. Finally an answer to my question nobody can answer.😢
I am happy that you are cured, That is All preference of God that makes you healthy.
😊 I am Muslim.
@@user-bt2vf8gp4p Do you even understand my comment? I never mentioned I'm cured. And please don't intertwine religion and science, same as associating your god to being healthy.
@@user-bt2vf8gp4p But Alas, Allah did not cure them :(
I had to sit like this in my school for 10-12 hours at a time with 5 min break once every 2 and a half hour and those benches were uncomfortable with no cushioning and I couldn’t even stretch my legs 🫤🫤
As someone who hasn’t been able to truly live for 5 years I can say, look after your back! Just do 5mins workout a day. Even 1 minutes 2-3 times a day if you can. Just do a couple squats and stretch your back or cobra stretch. Just that few minutes a day could save your back.
Thanks a lot for the video. Helps a lot in understanding these things.
This is exactly what Teachers need to show their students. :)
قال الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام : " اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك وتحوِّل عافيتك وفجاءة نقمتك وجميع سخطك" . رواه مسلم
It's a life demand. Nothing can be done. Just some breaks and exercise will help before the conditions get down hill
Solutions:
Compound Lifts 3x a week - Kneeling Chair with proper posture + Adjustable Sit/Stand Desk.
Alternative:
Slump like a goon for 10 years, blow your discs out; live a life addicted to prescribed opiates, receive cortisone injections (both of which do nothing to stop the actual source of the pain) and then eventual disc occlusion or vertebral fusion surgery.
The choice is yours.
Now that this information is kinda well-known, wouldn't it be a good idea to have chairs that address this problem?
Yeah seriously
Your smile at the end of the video is my breath! 3 weeks with this warm up and every time is awsome again. Thanks✨
On of the the best videos regarding
Can relate...suffering from back pain💔
Looking forward to part 2
Is there a second video?
@@akaunderdog4223 did you find it?
@@ruoxili5777 If you go to to the channel you will find a couple of videos about "prolonged sitting" but all of them were uploaded before this one. A bit strange
Did that for more than a decade, from 6-7 AM to 12-3AM and now my spine is as long as a 8 year olds.
I'm not a doctor or a medical student but somehow this is still somewhat interesting to watch.
My wife has been diagnosed with Early Onset Dementia...
A couple years ago she broke her hip...I can't get her to do anything...she just sits in the chair all day, between trips to the bathroom...
She crosses her broken hip leg over the other...
A couple weeks ago I was putting on here socks and noticed that one of her feet were puffy...when I push on it, it stays indented...I was told that it could be a symptom of liver or kidney problems...but it goes away when she lays down; it's only after sitting, with her legs crossed, that it happens...
I have been trying to troubleshoot the problem by making her sit up straight and not cross her legs (before she started getting sick she had excellent posture)...
I can't get her to cooperate...yesterday and today I told her that if she keeps crossing her legs that I would tie them to the legs of the chair...
Get a screen riser or stand so your screen is eye level when sitting properly. get a lumbar/mid back orthotic pillow for your chair. SIMPLE EASY fixes for any amount of time in a desk chair!......in addittion....a convertible sit/stand desk riser also works well.
I do recognize that sitting position unfortunately. I don't have too much issue with back pain, but I wonder if this can extend to stomach pain too. I sometimes catch myself hunched over and abdominal pain in that same spot.
When i spend too much time in that sitting position, i have stomach pain and disconfort too. I wonder if it's related.
I get the same thing too. I don't have much of a back problem, but my stomach feels blocked and uncomfortable after sitting for so long.
x ray your abdomen.
If my belt is too tight or I press the abdomen area, it might happen, so check your posture if you lean forward. Also try to keep abdominal breathing and check what you eat. If I eat pure bread, it might happen also.
You are sguizing the abdominal muscles and it hurts.
Posture is key..once you have mastered posture..you can sit for as long as you want with no negative implications.
So I’m assuming that when your muscles shorten from sitting too long. When you are active or stretch, they lengthen again?
Very informative.
Nice video. Keep the good work.
You missed out that the ligaments between pelvis and the genius is not made to be in a 90° angle, they can comfortable do 60° (standing being 0°), but everything above turns into stress:
1. Either your muscles in the back start cramping from constant oulling to keep 90°
Or
2. You relax, turn your pelvis back and then get the problems you described.
Thats why the popular "ergonomic" position is not helping.
I had been experiencing body aches for months. It was extremely difficult to get up and move around. Despite being a man in my 40s, my movements resembled those of an 80-year-old. I had no idea what was causing it. However, when I happened to move to a new place and purchased a new extra firm mattress, it miraculously alleviated all my pain.
I can't use soft mattresses, they wreck my back. I sleep on a lumpy, hard futon.
Well many of us already know the reasons. Can you give us any solutions, instead of the reasons, which we already know? Shall we not sit? How should we work or sit or not sit? Which exercises should we do and how often? These kind of things would be more helpful in my opinion.
Best video I've ever seen. Nice.
How to get rid of lower back pain ? For SI joint pain
Brilliant. So clear to understand
Any remedies or exercise for a healthy spine
Hey there! Where is the second part please
Damn...I do it all the time,thanks for the video,I will try to keep my back straight while sitting at a computer
I really love to walk backwards ,I do think it will help a lot
Best standing desk commercial I've ever seen.
I've been sitting Paying games for hours non stop, the only time I get up is to pee or sleep my sliblings bring me food when it's done cooking and today I feel so much pain on the bottom part of my back, I feel it in my knees, and my hips (but mostly my back)
Honestly, it is super easy to compensate for over sitting. 30 mins of daily walking will eliminate most of the pain associated with over sitting. It really isn't that deep.
I should watch this every day.
I'm having neck pain, back knee pain and aductor pain.
Sitting the whole day after they closed everything.
I sit too much and I have many of these pains. What is the proper sitting posture?
This animation is the best I have ever seen
Interesting video. Something you might want to consider is perhaps what to do to avoid these things. I know that probably "sitting straight" could be one things. But also some exercise to do to fix it!
i am fascinated by how accurate the showed my posture
amazing! do u have more of these??
So much damage i already know from sitting for 5 yrs at my last job doing 4/10s. This new job i have a standing desk that converts when I want to stand
And before the fear porn about sitting, we were told that standing was terrible for us as well, lol. Literally heard that all through the 80s and 90s. 😂
we should add this somehow as alarm for each 30 min of gaming to remember to get out of chair XD
I've had left sided neck pain for 4 months been to physio and accupuncture. Pain is relieved in bed and sitting in armchair. Driving/shopping makes it a lot worse.
Thanx for uploading
could you do the same video about too long standing as well please?
This is great, thank you very much for such content
Few days back I was travelling in Indian Railway, I sat for 11 hrs long in overcrowded situation and 4 hrs in standing position ....this is the worst day in my whole life journey. Indian railway is nightmare for me...😥😥
I'm glad I ran upon this,I drive around some property for 11 hours as a security guard.ive already modified getting in and out of the car.
I wish this video included solutions to overcoming these problems.
Stand up and move around every half hour or so, stretch, sit on a large exercise ball.
This makes me sad because I have sat in a hunched over position for many years of my life and I guess that's why I now have a lot of lower back pain and discomfort.
When I get out of my car after driving for an hour or more, it's very painful to stand up. I have to lean my back on the side of the car to straighten up.
OK, this can be resolved, so that's the good news. But you need to do some stretching before you get in the car. Takes 5 minutes and would make all the difference in the world. Long holds of a lunge, quad stretch, hamstring stretch and hip stretch. You interested?
where is the next part?
OMG, super great video
Leg lunges is one of the things I do to deal with this. Leg lunges have improved my life.
Well this explains a lot
what a masterpiece
So, what chair should we use or what execise should we do?
This was really interesting!
so, as someone who's been sitting down for about 15 hours every day my entire life, and never felt any pain related to prolonged sitting, I guess I'm qualified to call all of this bullshit
I know many people (colleagues etc) that use exactly the "slumber posture", even in cars (driver seat all retracted and back); I usually try to explain them that's bad for posture and that they must use a better one, like back "parallel" to the seat and such. Sometimes it happens to me too when I'm overthinking or... I'm playing online against a good driver xD
The position itself it not much of a problem and so sitting in another position is not a complete solution. Usually it is important not to stay in a fixed sitting position for too long. Try to sit "dynamically". The slumber posture is no porblem, but change it after 20 Minutes. And no position will help you as much as just trying to stand up for a few minutes every hour.
Super informative video!
Thank you
very helpful
I'm in high school, and sometimes it really does feel like the chairs are literally designed to help you slump over. It's literally impossible to sit up straight comfortably in those chairs.
I dont think prolonged sitting in a flexed posstion is the problem. I think lack of workout is the problem. I have a chair with adjustable angles. Im sitting in a flexed possition because it is more comfortable, but im changing the angle of my possition to get variation and not sitt for to loong in the exact same angle. I dont think standing up and down is for too loong without walking is too good either.
This just nailed my issues 100%, and in the exact problem areas. I have short legs too. This puts extra strain on my lower back because sitting in chairs tilts my pelvis forward due to my feet not properly reaching the floor to provide support. I dont know what treatment might provide some relief.
Its probably an overall intelligence issues from what I'm reading.
@@IIISentorIII Based on your reply I'll skip on trolling you over grammar. You seem to be in your safe space right now.
I bought a step stool and keep it under my desk. It feels awesome.