As a Dentist, I can relate to back pain already. One of the most important lessons I learned in ergonomics is that "the patient might be uncomfortable for a while, but if you don't improve your posture, you are going to be uncomfortable your whole life".
Haha, so when you are working you are standing straight up? It makes me laugh just to think about it. On the other hand back pain that dentists suffer don't sound fun at all.
@@jkepic25 I work sitting down with my spine straight. My head cannot curve more than 30 degrees and my feet are flat on the ground. This is the best posture. But it is almost impossible to be like this with the majority of patients. Some of them have back problems too, so I try to adapt to their comfort (but at the end of the day it's my back that hurts)
Well, don't keep it too rigid. You might want to consider changing your posture more than keeping it perfect. As other comments have stated, constant change in posture - even poor posture - is better than staying still. Also, straight up may not be the best posture, as the video states.
As a physio myself, I approve all the content in this physio - the primary thing to remember is that no posture is inherently bad - its the circumstances surrounding the posture. Slouching by itself is not bad, but slouching for an hour is. So dont feel bad about coming home after work and slouching into the couch for 5 minutes, but try to move and fidget periodically! Think more like, not what posture your assuming, but how many different postures you take over the day. Motion is lotion!
@@andrejansen3281 I am not going to fidget every five minutes when I´m offtime. Give me a break. You do not understand the scale of sloughing. It is more like daily unbalanced and monotonous sloughing without exercize for years, not five minutes. Damn, they don´t teach that in vocational universities.
Hey, maybe try to look at why they have more often a damaging posture than a very unlikely to damage posture. If my neck is in itself cambered, how could i stand straight, the straight posture is what hurts me, provoke pain and nerves twitch, spasm and such.
@@MmeHyraelle this is exactly what we've started learning more in the past few years. Some people actually get more pain and less relief in traditionally "good postures". That's why no posture is the 'best posture'. When I assess people, I note how they stand and so on, and if something appears amiss I ask them if it gives them trouble, or try to modify it and if it's painless or doesn't change their pain, it's likely not a contributing factor.
@@teemum.9023 You may think that say, 5-10 minutes is not enough time but your tissue doesn't care. Physiological 'creep' and tissue ischaemia don't care if you've rested enough - if those tissue processes start kicking in, it's time too move! All too often posture pain is simply your body telling you it's time to change it up.
When I was little (8 to 12 years old I think) my dad was routinely telling me I had bad posture and I should keep my “chin in and chest out” but I didn’t do what he wanted. 40 years later I had partial paralysis of my left hand due to a pinched nerve in my neck. The physical therapist got me to adopt the posture my dad wanted all along and now my hand is cured. Shoulda listened to dad!
Kisra David why do you doubt me? Is there evidence I can present that would change your mind? I post plenty of controversial comments and never would have thought *this* would be the one to garner a “doubting Thomas” response.
Aye sir, i think there was some misalignment from start, you would have the position requested naturally, elseway. I've have always been told the same, turns out i have cervical misalignment causing my inability to keep the "correct" posture without 50 pounds of muscles..
While in high school in the early 1970s, we females had to take a "health & poise" class that included how to do makeup, nail care, and how to properly dress. One of the things they had us all do was stand against a wall and see if we could slip our hand between the wall and our lower back. If we could, it was considered bad posture. Your back was supposed to be flat against the wall. Of course this was a mostly white high school and white women weren't supposed to have a booty. After working in healthcare for most of my life, I do know how important it is to have that curve for good back health. The back was never meant to be flat and there is nothing wrong with having a nice booty, no matter your race.
@@Arthiem Not anymore you don't. But when she started in this channel some people were very impolite towards her. I guess this must be the TH-cam standard for the comments section, being this the reason I don't read comments that much.
@@dev639 She changed a bit too. Her voice is less grating, and her nose piercing is less noticeable (or, sometimes, not there at all). These were genuine complaints that don't apply anymore.
Perhaps there is something in the fact that "good" posture feels uncomfortable, usually your body tends towards what is right for it. Idk, it kind of makes sense that there isn't a universal agreed upon posture, because maybe part of that is what feels right to different people.
I've been thinking about that lately, too. It's not like we were originally designed to be bipedal. It seems like a lot of people have problems because of our trying to keep a perfect upright posture. I finally gave up on forcing myself to stand up perfectly straight. And I'm actually feeling a lot better now. Even if I don't look as good as I used to. Though to be fair, I do have scoliosis. So, maybe "good" posture works better for spinal-typical people than it did for me.
Yea bro it used to be mainly just nerds who had text neck, book neck, but now most people spend a big chunk of their day looking down at a phone. So more people have it. Text neck city.
I have noticed before that I do look at my phone and read books in a way that is bad for my neck. Thank you SciShow for the great iormation, that is what I am a subscriber.
My mom scolds me when I don't sit up straight So therefore I sit up straight anyway, not because of posture but because I don't want to get killed by my mom
Atleast your mom cares about you, I know it sounds "she's too strict" and giving you no freedom, but atleast she's still alive. Mine is alive too, but mentally unstable so it sucks. Love her while you can. and if she tries to control you too much, that's the part where she's thinking of you as a pet, not as a human. And that's a sign of narcissism and other bad mental dissabilities.
I had to have a 3 disc fusion in my back, the S-1, L-5 & L-4. Degenerative Disc Disease and a car accident in '91. The S-1 & L-5 were bone on bone. Doctors wouldn't listen to me for 10 yrs about the pain in my back so it got worse and worse. So always be very careful and insistent about proper care & don't let them ignore you, if you have pain.
A doctor once warned me against kyphosis ... I thought it sounded like I had an Egyptian pharaoh and wondered whether I wasn't supposed to walk like an Egyptian.
Alexander Technique and body mapping teach exactly this! Balance your whole body, whether sitting or standing. If you are carrying something, like a baby (inside or out) or a musical instrument or work equipment, adjust just enough to compensate. Would love to see a scishow video on these techniques. :-)
So I was super confused for a second about why you were going into such detail about spinal curvature. I thought all that was common knowledge. But then I realized. My twin sister has scoliosis. She had surgery when she was 14 to correct her spine. I was vividly aware of what exactly was happening to her bones and nervous system. So I know that stuff.
When my back pain gets really bad I wear a corset for a couple hours (not tight-laced, just comfortably) & it helps a ton. Also yoga for cramps. Massages are also very nice.
HAH take that, childhood memory of always, always being told off for slouching!! And people trying to push my shoulders back - which never really helped cos hey, who knew, your shoulders totally don't control your posture. Actually, it seemed to be more of a confidence issue for me. (Thanks, highly critical Asian parentals) When I was less sure of myself, I would have a more closed body language, which included a slouch - the "Trying to Disappear Mode". When I became more comfortable with myself and doing things outside my comfort zone, people commented that I didn't seem to slouch so much. Any lower back pain that I currently have tends to come from sitting in the same position for too long or good old reproductive system aches, rather than slouching per se. By the way, I've noticed something like this in Olivia too for this video. Her presentation style has really improved! More confident in presentation of speech, and less nervous bouncy gesturing. Yay!
Oh nonono, thank you soo much I really need this video because I've been trying to tell my parents about spinal curve and how there is no agreed "good posture" or if walking with your shoulders up is good. So I thank you so very much for this video
*so close* to mentioning scoliosis... XDD. Speaking as someone with it and a fusion from T-5 to L-5 (most of my spine), I can say that sitting 'upright' but not super straight is definitely the way to go so far as posture is concerned. Just try to sit up and pull your shoulders back slightly (this works for me, at any rate! If there's one thing I've learned, it's that every body is a little different, and just try to find what works for you. I've found that as well as just trying to sit up-ish, yoga and pilates to strengthen your core and back [and everything else] works *miracles*! Sometimes it's the little things that help ;))!
I spent many years as a chef, spending a lot of time at a table as I prepared foods. Being a little bit taller than many people (6'4") my neck was bent sharply. Now, my retirement years are full of pains emanating from my neck.
"Text neck" is what I also experience when we had exams in college. The classroom seats were made for the average person. But I'm taller than the average person, so I had to bend my neck downwards more just to read the test papers properly.
I´d be also interested on what the ideal bed is according to science. I know that I get back and neck pain and bad posture from too soft beds and that even lying on the floor cures a big junk of it... at least temporarily, but a hard bed won´t allow you to turn during sleep and forces you to remain too long in the same position, which will hurt your butt and shoulders in particular...
As a certified massage therapist I know this about "Text Neck" for every inch that your head is tilted forward equals 10 lbs of pressure on your neck. So therefore, don't tilt your head when viewing your smart phone. As I write this my head is upright and looking forward. I see a lot of clients with this issue. One more thing, if you work at a standing desk, try putting one of your feet on a foot stool about one foot off of the floor. This will ease lower back discomfort. Cheers and happy new year!
I thought my posture was bad, but it turns out no one can agree on what my posture should be, and even if I wanted to prevent back pain, the best I can hope for is varying my position as much as possible which MIGHT work. Thanks SciShow.
This topic is funny to me, because my sister was just told this year her spine is too straight and it needed to be corrected. So I mess with her, telling her things like that's what she gets for having good posture all the time. She's a bit of a perfectionist.
I used to get text neck in the military doing FOD walks. For those that don't know what this is, its when everyone lines up and walks down the flight line looking down at the ground for objects that either fell off an aircraft or could get sucked into one. On top of that you were expected to wear head gear which didn't help the situation.
I am waiting for doctors to get up to speed with Star Trek. I need a new spine, Worf received a new spine... why can’t I also get one? 🤪 Have a great New Year and lets keep the great content coming!
Honestly, in my experience, the most important thing is to not slouch and keep your core, glutes, legs, and back strong and stretched, supporting your spine and keeping your neck from extending forward.
Stop calling it TEXT NECK it's called BOOK NECK 🤣 we've been reading books that way for a whole lot longer than texting and so it's not a new condition!
I'll never achieve perfect posture thanks to this pain in the spine called scoliosis. My spine looks like I'm leaning to the left, whilst I'm actually standing straight up and down.
I agree with this video except for the fact that she only mentions physiotherapists and not chiropractors, who not only study the spine extensively, but who also can prescribe exercises, help with joint manipulation, and address muscle and bio mechanical imbalances.
The big thing about better sitting posture is to avoid the old idea of sitting with your body and thighs at 90 degrees, or a right angle. The tension this causes in the buttock and hamstring muscles will unavoidably pull your pelvis forward at the bottom and this makes slouching inevitable. You absolutely cannot hold yourself at a right angle for more than a few minutes just as you can't hold your arm horizontal for any length of time. The answer is to open that angle by either reclining (with some degree of lumbar support) or angle your thighs by raising your butt on an angled cushion or lowering the knees, as in those kneeling chairs. Back support can be a help here too but it's less critical. An angled desktop may also help, as does a raised keyboard and monitor. The key is to arrange the environment around yourself, as you are both the most important and expensive - AND THE MOST EASILY DAMAGED bit of equipment in most offices!
@potato psoas- I'm sorry but you are completely wrong on this subject. These muscles have a natural tension at all times, unless you are unconscious! If they were truly relaxed as you seem to think, then you would have no difficulty holding yourself completely upright at 90 degrees hip flexion with no problem for almost any length of time. Can you? If so then you are a genuinely remarkable and unique individual! There IS a constant tension there;it's not enormous but it's certainly significant and VERY hard to ignore.
@potato psoas - I can sort of accept that point but you did say (that if my points were true) that this ONLY applies if the hip extensors and abdominal were tight! This is the notion I find flawed because there IS A NATURAL LEVEL OF TENSION IN A NORMAL BODY. This is something that everybody faces, not just those with tight muscle groups. Everybody! It is because the human body is designed to be upright, not sedentary. The act of sitting creates additional gluteal and hamstring tension and it is this effect that causes the pelvis to rotate backwards, thus causing the lumbar lordosis to flatten or even become kyphotic. It is not possible to resist this force by continuous conscious effort (exhausting!) NOR is it possible to permanently and significantly lengthen those muscles by any form of stretching exercise. You have a choice - either suffer the consequences of long-term slouched posture or you can reduce the tension by opening the angle between body and thighs. There is NO practicable alternative! I fundamentally disagree with your reasoning that tight gluteals and abdominals are a PRIMARY cause of slumped posture EXCEPT in a VERY, VERY small minority of cases. Your body moves "comparatively" freely but ALL muscles have at least a minimal state of static, active tension (unless you are unconscious) and this will be increased when that muscle is put under any form of stretch, such as hip flexion.
... I always wondered why my posture tends to be kind of crap. Then mid way through the VIDEO where she's talking about balance being based on individuals and their physical make up I was like "oooooooooooooooooooooooh". What is considered good posture is really uncomfortable to me. But I'm really busty. Like, breast reduction covered by OHIP busty. So that all makes prefect sense. My center of balance is shifted to accommodate. Huh. That never really occurred to me in those exact terms.
My dad and I have like... completely different spines. Mine is seriously lordotic, and my dad's (who has AS/Bechterew) is kyphotic. Also I hate it when there's like, chairs that are "guaranteed the perfect shape for your spine", but they're all the exact same measurements, as if all humans are the same height lol. The sauna I used to visit often changed their outside beds to be "supportive of your spine" but it only gave me backpains and I was clearly too small for it. You couldn't even adjust the head or anything! Very uncomfortable. I go to a different spa now :P
Watching this reminds me of one of Hitman's missions; Situs Inversus. "A congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions."
I sit diagonally for the ultimate sitting experience.
How to properly clean your metal computers
and hurt my tailbone
nice
Totally forgot about your channel. Would you like to make a statement on why you weren't in TH-cam Rewind 2018?
This channel is more about memes than science. And I love it.
I heat my spine to 145°F (63°C) for at least 30 minutes. This technique is called Posturization, developed by French scientist Louis Posture.
We need a thanos on earth with his death squads.
Swing.... and a miss.
What do you usually serve it with, i've been trying new things and so far nothing compliments it well enough
@@remanjecarter2787 Baby back ribs...
@@Master_Therion ah, so simple yet so satisfying
Universally *supported*
Strongly *backed*
I can't take that seriously.
Well, to be fair, she did *NOT* say that.
@@lordgarion514 2:27
Um.
@@-butterfly-594
I guess you also missed the word "aren't" she put in that sentence?
@@lordgarion514 Still, she used the phrase. The context was out of the point.
@@-butterfly-594
No, she used a different phrase.
He only used part of her phrase. That's not the same thing at all.
When I was your age spines were straight!
WhEn I wAs YoUr AgE sPiNeS wErE sTrAiGhT
You're a puppet. Your spine is someone's arm.
Tru that
@Adequate Bros. Not the part that goes inside the puppet it straight
Now they're homosexuals?
me: * has intense scoliosis *
* watches this video anyway *
Hello there fellow scoliosister!
What are your measurements? xD
Oh dear... 😬
I also have scoliosis. It sucks.
Aye! Scoliosis club!
@UhhWhat Takes one to
project one.
No because it reduces your epic gamer skill
That's why gaming chairs exists
As a Dentist, I can relate to back pain already. One of the most important lessons I learned in ergonomics is that "the patient might be uncomfortable for a while, but if you don't improve your posture, you are going to be uncomfortable your whole life".
Haha, so when you are working you are standing straight up? It makes me laugh just to think about it. On the other hand back pain that dentists suffer don't sound fun at all.
@@jkepic25 I work sitting down with my spine straight. My head cannot curve more than 30 degrees and my feet are flat on the ground. This is the best posture. But it is almost impossible to be like this with the majority of patients. Some of them have back problems too, so I try to adapt to their comfort (but at the end of the day it's my back that hurts)
Fair point. Like a squat, if you want your back foward, you need to back the butt and hips backward of center of mass.
@@ricardofigueiredo2567 for your back, check out hanna somatic movement. Very effective at releiving back pain.
Well, don't keep it too rigid. You might want to consider changing your posture more than keeping it perfect. As other comments have stated, constant change in posture - even poor posture - is better than staying still. Also, straight up may not be the best posture, as the video states.
As a physio myself, I approve all the content in this physio - the primary thing to remember is that no posture is inherently bad - its the circumstances surrounding the posture. Slouching by itself is not bad, but slouching for an hour is. So dont feel bad about coming home after work and slouching into the couch for 5 minutes, but try to move and fidget periodically! Think more like, not what posture your assuming, but how many different postures you take over the day. Motion is lotion!
IllegalTacos. As a fellow physio, I approve this message!
@@andrejansen3281 I am not going to fidget every five minutes when I´m offtime. Give me a break. You do not understand the scale of sloughing. It is more like daily unbalanced and monotonous sloughing without exercize for years, not five minutes. Damn, they don´t teach that in vocational universities.
Hey, maybe try to look at why they have more often a damaging posture than a very unlikely to damage posture. If my neck is in itself cambered, how could i stand straight, the straight posture is what hurts me, provoke pain and nerves twitch, spasm and such.
@@MmeHyraelle this is exactly what we've started learning more in the past few years. Some people actually get more pain and less relief in traditionally "good postures". That's why no posture is the 'best posture'.
When I assess people, I note how they stand and so on, and if something appears amiss I ask them if it gives them trouble, or try to modify it and if it's painless or doesn't change their pain, it's likely not a contributing factor.
@@teemum.9023 You may think that say, 5-10 minutes is not enough time but your tissue doesn't care. Physiological 'creep' and tissue ischaemia don't care if you've rested enough - if those tissue processes start kicking in, it's time too move! All too often posture pain is simply your body telling you it's time to change it up.
Who even needs a spine? Its 2019 people! Get with the times and evolve!
The Libtards are already ahead. They don't have a spine as it is
Look at the GOP. Shitting on America, whilst still being stuck far up Trump's ass. Such evolved spinelessness.
I can't believe it's 2019 and some people are still using spines while the rest of us have become shapeless forms of pure energy.
Cephalopods rule!
To lazy evolving takes too much time and ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
When I was little (8 to 12 years old I think) my dad was routinely telling me I had bad posture and I should keep my “chin in and chest out” but I didn’t do what he wanted. 40 years later I had partial paralysis of my left hand due to a pinched nerve in my neck. The physical therapist got me to adopt the posture my dad wanted all along and now my hand is cured. Shoulda listened to dad!
Oh my, I think I am in huge trouble now.
+
Seems like you weren't too early. But better late than never. But seriously, congrats. Keeping posture is hard/arduous.
Kisra David why do you doubt me? Is there evidence I can present that would change your mind? I post plenty of controversial comments and never would have thought *this* would be the one to garner a “doubting Thomas” response.
Aye sir, i think there was some misalignment from start, you would have the position requested naturally, elseway.
I've have always been told the same, turns out i have cervical misalignment causing my inability to keep the "correct" posture without 50 pounds of muscles..
I lie down for the ultimate sitting experience
I don't believe you. I know you're lying. I'm lying too, but I'm planning on getting up soon.
Short answer no. Tall answer NO.
Out you go !
Thicc answer: *N O*
Physical answer: 😠👆❌
Thanks for providing another fun and informative year of SciShow. You guys rock!
While in high school in the early 1970s, we females had to take a "health & poise" class that included how to do makeup, nail care, and how to properly dress. One of the things they had us all do was stand against a wall and see if we could slip our hand between the wall and our lower back. If we could, it was considered bad posture. Your back was supposed to be flat against the wall. Of course this was a mostly white high school and white women weren't supposed to have a booty. After working in healthcare for most of my life, I do know how important it is to have that curve for good back health. The back was never meant to be flat and there is nothing wrong with having a nice booty, no matter your race.
So what you're saying is real spines have curves?
Arrrg booty makes the world go round, MC Hammer would know.
potato psoas Yup. That’s me. I can’t lie on the floor for more than a minute without lots of pain.
booty looks healthy in my eyes.
Definitely nothing wrong. You’ll never see me complain
I think people in wheelchairs shouldn't use standing desk.
for the best
of course you moron!
I'm inclined to define the spine of mine as fine.
What are you, nine?
O how much further will youtube comment sections decline!
To put on the line
what you think might shine
I'll undermine,
call it asinine.
But don't you whine,
ain't genuine
what's said online.
Muku Ro:
I don't know; I thought it was divine.
@@confusedwhale I believe you have misspelled the word asinine
Happy New Year Sci Show team and all those who see this comment🎉🎊🎆🎋
the fireworks are in your username
Happy new year Slay Queen
Bonne année
Happy 2k21
I just change up the posture everyone once in a while
I am glad that Olivia went on despite all trolling in the comments, because I like to hear her narrative.
She's a wonderful member of the team
I don't see these comments
@@Arthiem Not anymore you don't. But when she started in this channel some people were very impolite towards her. I guess this must be the TH-cam standard for the comments section, being this the reason I don't read comments that much.
@@dev639 She changed a bit too. Her voice is less grating, and her nose piercing is less noticeable (or, sometimes, not there at all).
These were genuine complaints that don't apply anymore.
@@NawidN Why is her nose piercing a genuine complaint?
"The spine is one of the important structures in the body"
I agree, it's like the backbone oh human anatomy.
im tall and have forward neck tilt, i blame having to look down to talk to people...
Kyle Rayburn I’m short and I have the opposite problem. I have neck pain from having to look at the ceiling to talk to people.
You keep talking straight looking dead ahead !
or just pick them up!
Kyle Rayburn I’ve noticed that many tall people have that problem
yeah its a thing
Perhaps there is something in the fact that "good" posture feels uncomfortable, usually your body tends towards what is right for it. Idk, it kind of makes sense that there isn't a universal agreed upon posture, because maybe part of that is what feels right to different people.
I've been thinking about that lately, too. It's not like we were originally designed to be bipedal. It seems like a lot of people have problems because of our trying to keep a perfect upright posture. I finally gave up on forcing myself to stand up perfectly straight. And I'm actually feeling a lot better now. Even if I don't look as good as I used to. Though to be fair, I do have scoliosis. So, maybe "good" posture works better for spinal-typical people than it did for me.
Pretty much every part of the human body is one of the most important parts of the human body.
Dylan Painter what about you appendix?
@@TheGamingComputerBomb most of it then.
I can live without arms, legs, eyes, ears, 1 kidney and some other body parts. I cannot! live without my spine, okay? 🍄
maybe not your fringe.
or men's nipples .
Text neck... Like no one before texts read books or sat in a desk...? I'm confused. Is prolonged looking down a new thing??
People spend more time looking at phones than they used to read books, and you tend to look down at a greater angle
Yea bro it used to be mainly just nerds who had text neck, book neck, but now most people spend a big chunk of their day looking down at a phone. So more people have it. Text neck city.
@@0ptimal Haha i hear ya. I imagine back in the day they had "flint knapping" neck or something similar lol
@@user-bf5sc8pn8x But, school...!
Pillow under your arms
I have noticed before that I do look at my phone and read books in a way that is bad for my neck. Thank you SciShow for the great iormation, that is what I am a subscriber.
My mom scolds me when I don't sit up straight
So therefore I sit up straight anyway, not because of posture but because I don't want to get killed by my mom
Your autopsy report.
“The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the head due to improper vertebral alignment.”
Atleast your mom cares about you, I know it sounds "she's too strict" and giving you no freedom, but atleast she's still alive. Mine is alive too, but mentally unstable so it sucks. Love her while you can. and if she tries to control you too much, that's the part where she's thinking of you as a pet, not as a human. And that's a sign of narcissism and other bad mental dissabilities.
To all of ya at SciShow, have a happy new years!
I had to have a 3 disc fusion in my back, the S-1, L-5 & L-4. Degenerative Disc Disease and a car accident in '91. The S-1 & L-5 were bone on bone. Doctors wouldn't listen to me for 10 yrs about the pain in my back so it got worse and worse.
So always be very careful and insistent about proper care & don't let them ignore you, if you have pain.
A doctor once warned me against kyphosis ... I thought it sounded like I had an Egyptian pharaoh and wondered whether I wasn't supposed to walk like an Egyptian.
Did they at not explain what it was supposed to mean in layman terms? That must have been confusing if they didn't.
@@Liuhuayue Oh, he explained it at me ... but I still liked the idea I was suffering from an Egyptian pharaoh.
jmcosmos 😂
Jokes on you, i had scoliosis surgery which fixed my back in place so i now always have good posture!
I'm not sitting all slouchy. I'm lying down.
sooo... basically just skip to 3:40 to see what you clicked for
*Thank You*
My man!....girl
Appreciated
Thanks
thx, saves me from siting through this hosts video.
Alexander Technique and body mapping teach exactly this! Balance your whole body, whether sitting or standing. If you are carrying something, like a baby (inside or out) or a musical instrument or work equipment, adjust just enough to compensate. Would love to see a scishow video on these techniques. :-)
Thanks SciShow! You folks got our backs!
Text neck.....I get this from driving. It is a bad habit of jutting my head forward to see better.
So I was super confused for a second about why you were going into such detail about spinal curvature. I thought all that was common knowledge. But then I realized. My twin sister has scoliosis. She had surgery when she was 14 to correct her spine. I was vividly aware of what exactly was happening to her bones and nervous system. So I know that stuff.
I read slouching over keeps me warmer. Woot!
Thanks, reminded me to scooch the backrest forward and re-tighten again.
When my back pain gets really bad I wear a corset for a couple hours (not tight-laced, just comfortably) & it helps a ton. Also yoga for cramps. Massages are also very nice.
Congratulations Olivia!!
HAH take that, childhood memory of always, always being told off for slouching!! And people trying to push my shoulders back - which never really helped cos hey, who knew, your shoulders totally don't control your posture. Actually, it seemed to be more of a confidence issue for me. (Thanks, highly critical Asian parentals) When I was less sure of myself, I would have a more closed body language, which included a slouch - the "Trying to Disappear Mode". When I became more comfortable with myself and doing things outside my comfort zone, people commented that I didn't seem to slouch so much. Any lower back pain that I currently have tends to come from sitting in the same position for too long or good old reproductive system aches, rather than slouching per se.
By the way, I've noticed something like this in Olivia too for this video. Her presentation style has really improved! More confident in presentation of speech, and less nervous bouncy gesturing. Yay!
Being sedentary laying down hurt my back the most and being active more often really fixes my back right up
Our spines are *paid ACTORS*
I feel like this video will be the last video I'll watch in 2018, oh well. Happy New Year!
Oh nonono, thank you soo much I really need this video because I've been trying to tell my parents about spinal curve and how there is no agreed "good posture" or if walking with your shoulders up is good. So I thank you so very much for this video
Watching this on my phone has made me super aware of my neck now...
*so close* to mentioning scoliosis... XDD. Speaking as someone with it and a fusion from T-5 to L-5 (most of my spine), I can say that sitting 'upright' but not super straight is definitely the way to go so far as posture is concerned. Just try to sit up and pull your shoulders back slightly (this works for me, at any rate! If there's one thing I've learned, it's that every body is a little different, and just try to find what works for you. I've found that as well as just trying to sit up-ish, yoga and pilates to strengthen your core and back [and everything else] works *miracles*! Sometimes it's the little things that help ;))!
Wow! You keep glowing more!
This is the backbone of scishow vidioes
Thank you. That was interesting. :-)
Excellent video for Forsaan feelsgoodman
I spent many years as a chef, spending a lot of time at a table as I prepared foods. Being a little bit taller than many people (6'4") my neck was bent sharply. Now, my retirement years are full of pains emanating from my neck.
Jokes on you! I have no spine!
Perhaps a coward
@J Fz One of the two....
So you’re running for Congress?
Happy new year 2019!!!
My grandma always told me to sit up straight or I’ll end up like a friend she new that got stuck looking down.
:O She looks so much more energetic again! It's nice to see Olivia in more vids again :D
Just as 2018 ends (for me) this video was posted. Perfect timing!
"Text neck" is what I also experience when we had exams in college. The classroom seats were made for the average person. But I'm taller than the average person, so I had to bend my neck downwards more just to read the test papers properly.
I´d be also interested on what the ideal bed is according to science. I know that I get back and neck pain and bad posture from too soft beds and that even lying on the floor cures a big junk of it... at least temporarily, but a hard bed won´t allow you to turn during sleep and forces you to remain too long in the same position, which will hurt your butt and shoulders in particular...
i think to say congradulations and happy new year
This video made my back start hurting.
I am so accustomed to the usual rapid-fire of other hosts that this time it felt like slow mo
Informative!
Thank you for letting me enjoy my last vid of 2018🤩
As a certified massage therapist I know this about "Text Neck" for every inch that your head is tilted forward equals 10 lbs of pressure on your neck. So therefore, don't tilt your head when viewing your smart phone. As I write this my head is upright and looking forward.
I see a lot of clients with this issue. One more thing, if you work at a standing desk, try putting one of your feet on a foot stool about one foot off of the floor. This will ease lower back discomfort. Cheers and happy new year!
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I thought my posture was bad, but it turns out no one can agree on what my posture should be, and even if I wanted to prevent back pain, the best I can hope for is varying my position as much as possible which MIGHT work. Thanks SciShow.
I hang from the ceiling to get the ultimate pasture.
What you call 'text neck' has been the bane and pain of many djs for like... EVER!
4:39 - she read my mind. I'm 100% aware of my posture.
This topic is funny to me, because my sister was just told this year her spine is too straight and it needed to be corrected. So I mess with her, telling her things like that's what she gets for having good posture all the time. She's a bit of a perfectionist.
Superglued my spine in place. Works perfectly.
I used to get text neck in the military doing FOD walks. For those that don't know what this is, its when everyone lines up and walks down the flight line looking down at the ground for objects that either fell off an aircraft or could get sucked into one. On top of that you were expected to wear head gear which didn't help the situation.
LOL! I am super aware of my sitting posture now!
Sciatica nearly destroyed me. So happy for physical therapists and them getting able to put socks on again.
Happy New Year team SciShow
I am waiting for doctors to get up to speed with Star Trek. I need a new spine, Worf received a new spine... why can’t I also get one? 🤪 Have a great New Year and lets keep the great content coming!
I just had a great posture for 5 minutes and 2 seconds
Honestly, in my experience, the most important thing is to not slouch and keep your core, glutes, legs, and back strong and stretched, supporting your spine and keeping your neck from extending forward.
Stop calling it TEXT NECK it's called BOOK NECK 🤣 we've been reading books that way for a whole lot longer than texting and so it's not a new condition!
It's actually called nerd neck
Correct answer. Nerds who never or seldom go out to socialize and exercise.
It's text neck as one typically holds a book higher.
@Cedric Lothritz True! So should we call it literature neck? 😋
@@zacharythebeau163 Maybe?💩
I'll never achieve perfect posture thanks to this pain in the spine called scoliosis. My spine looks like I'm leaning to the left, whilst I'm actually standing straight up and down.
You look phenomenal preggers!!!
I get backpains if I sit straight for too long, I actually need a chair that can lean back a bit.
Wow. thanks scishow.
I agree with this video except for the fact that she only mentions physiotherapists and not chiropractors, who not only study the spine extensively, but who also can prescribe exercises, help with joint manipulation, and address muscle and bio mechanical imbalances.
The big thing about better sitting posture is to avoid the old idea of sitting with your body and thighs at 90 degrees, or a right angle. The tension this causes in the buttock and hamstring muscles will unavoidably pull your pelvis forward at the bottom and this makes slouching inevitable. You absolutely cannot hold yourself at a right angle for more than a few minutes just as you can't hold your arm horizontal for any length of time. The answer is to open that angle by either reclining (with some degree of lumbar support) or angle your thighs by raising your butt on an angled cushion or lowering the knees, as in those kneeling chairs. Back support can be a help here too but it's less critical.
An angled desktop may also help, as does a raised keyboard and monitor. The key is to arrange the environment around yourself, as you are both the most important and expensive - AND THE MOST EASILY DAMAGED bit of equipment in most offices!
@potato psoas- I'm sorry but you are completely wrong on this subject. These muscles have a natural tension at all times, unless you are unconscious! If they were truly relaxed as you seem to think, then you would have no difficulty holding yourself completely upright at 90 degrees hip flexion with no problem for almost any length of time. Can you? If so then you are a genuinely remarkable and unique individual! There IS a constant tension there;it's not enormous but it's certainly significant and VERY hard to ignore.
@potato psoas - I can sort of accept that point but you did say (that if my points were true) that this ONLY applies if the hip extensors and abdominal were tight! This is the notion I find flawed because there IS A NATURAL LEVEL OF TENSION IN A NORMAL BODY. This is something that everybody faces, not just those with tight muscle groups. Everybody! It is because the human body is designed to be upright, not sedentary. The act of sitting creates additional gluteal and hamstring tension and it is this effect that causes the pelvis to rotate backwards, thus causing the lumbar lordosis to flatten or even become kyphotic. It is not possible to resist this force by continuous conscious effort (exhausting!) NOR is it possible to permanently and significantly lengthen those muscles by any form of stretching exercise. You have a choice - either suffer the consequences of long-term slouched posture or you can reduce the tension by opening the angle between body and thighs. There is NO practicable alternative!
I fundamentally disagree with your reasoning that tight gluteals and abdominals are a PRIMARY cause of slumped posture EXCEPT in a VERY, VERY small minority of cases. Your body moves "comparatively" freely but ALL muscles have at least a minimal state of static, active tension (unless you are unconscious) and this will be increased when that muscle is put under any form of stretch, such as hip flexion.
My mother is a physiotherapist, I am reminded literally all the time to sit correctly
“like being able to watch TH-cam from anywhere”
She definitely knows I’m on the toilet
... I always wondered why my posture tends to be kind of crap. Then mid way through the VIDEO where she's talking about balance being based on individuals and their physical make up I was like "oooooooooooooooooooooooh".
What is considered good posture is really uncomfortable to me. But I'm really busty. Like, breast reduction covered by OHIP busty. So that all makes prefect sense. My center of balance is shifted to accommodate. Huh. That never really occurred to me in those exact terms.
Those kneeling chairs are pretty cool. They are supposed to keep your back natural
My dad and I have like... completely different spines. Mine is seriously lordotic, and my dad's (who has AS/Bechterew) is kyphotic.
Also I hate it when there's like, chairs that are "guaranteed the perfect shape for your spine", but they're all the exact same measurements, as if all humans are the same height lol. The sauna I used to visit often changed their outside beds to be "supportive of your spine" but it only gave me backpains and I was clearly too small for it. You couldn't even adjust the head or anything! Very uncomfortable. I go to a different spa now :P
I always hate showing my face. So, I have "text neck" long before I have a smartphone.
Quick trick just never sit or stand lay down forever perfect spinal health
Personally, I have found that simply levitating is a good way to avoid back pain 🤪🕴
Lol who’s sitting in a office chair
while watching this? No? Just me?
OK
I'm sitting in a luxury recliner at my living room.
Jared Schreckengast cool
I'm lying on my gut.
Mr J I feel the same
I know what to tell my teacher when she says stop slouching.
Thanks for reminding me that I need to stop slouching.
The best and simplest advice I’ve heard is to stand/sit as though a thread runs from your tailbone to your crown, and imagine it being pulled upwards.
4:02 I have never once gotten pain like that from looking at my phone. I've gotten it more often from taking tests in school.
Wait til you get older
Watching this reminds me of one of Hitman's missions; Situs Inversus.
"A congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions."