Truth be told, having a hunched back can be very unsightly and can be a cause for embarrassment, but science tells us that it can go beyond aesthetics and form- it can result to long.
Technology has played a key role in the development of bad backs as well, as studies show that laptops and smartphones have been one of the leading causes of letting people bend their backs more, resulting to a common spine effect of a rounded or hunched back.
Another common cause is the long hours of sitting down doing desk work- add to that are additional time spent at home to ‘unwinding’ on the couch or sitting in front of your personal computer at home to catch up on the latest in social networking.
This, according to Suzanne Snodgrass a physiotherapy professor at Newcastle University, who pointed out that sporting a bad posture “is a ticking time bomb for problems later in life.”
Snodgrass, however, pointed out that these can be prevented and there are things that can be done to avoid getting health complications later on in life.
She pointed out that the spine is biologically designed and structured to support the body in an upright position and unfortunately, the spine does not assume that position throughout the day and a prolonged hunched back posture results to what is called kyphosis or hyperkyphosis – which is a common term for curvature of the back.
Without a change in back positions or straightening it during regular periods would result to stiffness and before you know it, makes it difficult to straighten your back.
Snodgrass advises that there are in fact, ways to avoid getting a hunched back. When you begin to start experiencing neck pain after working on a desk, it is indicative of developing stiffness in the spine that can be linked as a symptom of a hunched back.
It is advised that moving or doing shirt exercises to straighten the back throughout the day can reduce muscles discomfort and allow the spine to adjust to a range of motions instead of just being subjected to the sitting position alone.
Getting up from your desk and walking around and doing some quick exercises may do the trick, as well as trying to get up every 30 minutes when working in front of a computer.
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