Happy New Year!! I wish you good health and a year full of vitality!! This month I’d like to talk about how the ways we sit and sleep causes joint pain that affects vitality.
There are six areas of focus:
| SITTING (includes automobile) | SLEEPING | |
| NECK | Too much time looking down
Non-supportive chair Not enough micro breaks |
Not using a pillow with proper support
Pillow is over 2 years old Sleeping with neck hyper-extended and/or rotated beyond normal limits |
| SHOULDER | Sitting with rounded shoulders
Weak core muscles Poor ergonomics Not enough micro breaks |
Sleeping directly on your shoulder and arm in awkward position
Mattress over 10 years old Sleeping with arms under pillow; improper neck support Sleeping on stomach with arms and shoulders pinched forward |
| UPPER BACK | Rounded shoulder posture; slouching for extended periods
No backrest and lumbar support Not enough micro breaks |
Mattress not supportive, or firm enough
Mattress is over 10 years old Sleeping on your stomach |
| LOWER BACK | Slouching; improper posture
Arching back while in resting period and not maintaining natural curve of the low back No backrest and lumbar support Poor ergonomics: feet firmly on floor with knees and hips at right angles |
Mattress is not supportive, or firm enough
Sleeping on your stomach Lack of sleep |
| HIP | Sitting cross-legged at your desk or with weight on one hip
Not getting up every 20 minutes to stretch Poor ergonomics: feet firmly on floor with knees and hips at right angles |
Sleeping on your side with the top leg stretched over
Going to bed without doing exercises/stretches |
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