If you spend a lot of time on your computer or phone or sit for prolonged periods during work hours or otherwise, odds are you’ve wondered about the effect on your posture. If so, you’re right to be ...
In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...
Back pain isn't always about posture or injury. Doctors say unaddressed stress can quietly tense muscles, disrupt sleep and ...
Most of us spend the majority of the day twisted into some sort of contortion in front of a computer screen, looking down at our phone or curled up on the couch. The hunched back, the rounded ...
In a world of sitting at desks and slumping in front of screens, back pain is known to be the most common ailment among Americans. Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, a board-certified neurosurgeon in New York ...
Poor posture is more than just a bad habit; it can cause serious health problems if ignored for too long. Slouching, hunching over devices, or sitting incorrectly at work gradually strains the body in ...
A woman who struggled with back pain for months was told it was just bad posture—but then an MRI scan revealed the shocking truth. Like many people, Lauren Wagner thought her back ache was caused by ...
If da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man was based on the modern American, he’d likely have tech neck and plantar fasciitis. Desk jobs and TikTok scrolling are not activities conducive to good posture. When body ...
Strangers try to fix my posture. According to them, my shoulders slump, and my neck protrudes on a diagonal, as though I’m constantly reading a book or peering down at a phone screen. My critics come ...
Sitting is a stable position that should ideally reduce pressure on the body, yet many people collapse their posture, which ...
LiberNovo’s Omni chair uses motors, sensors, and adaptive panels to adjust your posture in real time. We tried it – here’s ...
Discover the everyday habits that may be quietly causing your back and neck pain—and the simple changes that can make a big ...