Low Back Pain While Sitting? Try This!

• Have you ever had low back pain while sitting in your car, the office, or at home? If so, it could be due to the lack of support for your normal lumbar curvature (lumbar lordosis).
• Having too much, or too little curve in your lower back can cause pain and problems.
• When seated, without proper posture, the low back tends to slouch and flex (bend forward) putting abnormal strain on the joints, ligaments, and muscles of the lower back.
• For most people who work at a desk, this often happens, no matter how great of posture you have, your back will get fatigued after hours of being seated.
• Another common place this occurs is at home on the couch or in a chair which often times offers little to no support for the back.

The Solution:

• A lumbar support that is firm enough to cradle your back and keep it in a more neutral position.
• In a quick fix, or a budget situation, used a rolled up towel and place it in the small of your lower back.
• For a more permanent and lasting solution, purchase a lumbar support to affix to your chairs or car seat.

• Lumbar supports are effective in combination with chiropractic care for the treatment and solution of low back pain and discomfort.
• To broaden and fine tune your desk posture, look back to this post → “Reduce Neck And Back Pain At Your Desk”

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Yours in optimal health,

Dr. Glenn Ezell