Back pain, pain of the century? A well-known expression in the face of this evil which affects or will one day affect nearly 80% of the population. This alarmist observation, to say the least, makes us realize that it is time to change our habits to take better care of our backs. Back pain is, in fact, a real scourge and for good reason, the factors are multiple … Among them, sedentary lifestyle due to new lifestyles. This results in the appearance of back pain due to improper solicitation of the muscles of our back. This central pillar of our skeleton is put to the test. It supports, as it can, these many inconveniences until saturation. Let’s relieve him before it’s too late, innovative solutions exist !
Sedentary lifestyle has its share of responsibility …
Our way of life has changed dramatically in recent years. If, in the past, we stimulated our back too aggressively through more manual and tiring professions, today more and more of us are working in a static way. This professional sedentary lifestyle is today the growing cause of back pain due, in particular, to long working hours spent in front of a screen.
Our lack of activity and consequently of change of posture, ends up tiring our back which tenses up. The upper back and the neck are the most exposed to these pains. Contractures, overheating, compression of the vertebrae … if you do not take your measures, acute pain will eventually turn into chronic pain, much more difficult to treat in the long term.
Our body is made to move!
Mistakes not to make when working at a computer
More and more of us are working in front of a screen for long hours. However, our skeleton is not designed to remain static for so long.
If you work behind a desk, consider taking regular breaks, they are necessary to stretch your limbs. Walking releases accumulated tension, flushes out toxins and also promotes better blood circulation.
In addition, a badly supported or sagging back, or a bad position of our neck if the screen is not adjusted to the right height are all harmful factors for our back. We tend to lean forward especially when using a laptop or tablet that is difficult to adjust. This prolonged curvature of the spine in misalignment is a trigger for back pain. The reason is simple, this position over-demands the muscles of our neck of which it is not the primary role, also having to support the weight of our head which is much too heavy.
It is therefore important to adapt our posture when working in front of a computer so as not to overexert the muscles of his back but also of his neck. Among the simple actions to adopt:
- Favor ergonomic seats to facilitate sitting. It is important to ensure that your back is propped up so that it can be relieved.
- Adapt the height of the screen to your view, because improperly positioned, our back sags and our rib cage becomes compressed.
- The mouse is an accessory to be favored unlike the touch screen to avoid breaking its handles and shifting its back.
These basic rules help relieve our back muscles by proactively stimulating them to avoid the onset of pain.
A tip to improve your posture
If despite these tips, it is not easy for you to adopt the right reflexes, test the t-shirt Lyne Up developped by Percko. This French start-up deeply engaged against back pain, develops innovative textiles to improve back posture naturally and instinctively. Their products will save you an emergency visit to a practitioner to relieve an acute crisis.
The Lyne Up t-shirt, a real second skin, has been developed with osteopaths. Her patented technology allows to’improve your posture to relieve your back by inviting you to straighten up when you slouch thanks to tensors that exert pressure on the front of your shoulders and on your lower back a unique double action for a non-binding call to order. Naturally, your body straightens out.
Lyne Up relieves your pain by realigning your spine, it strengthens your deep muscles by making you straighten up every day and facilitates the opening of your thorax for better breathing and elimination of toxins. Lyne Up is a real ally to help you stand up better. Discreet, it is no less effective, it will be difficult for you to do without it once you have tried it.
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