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Good Posture

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Poor posture is exhausting work for your back. Good posture is more relaxing. It takes minimal effort to balance your body and maintain the three natural curves in your back.
	Lift with your legs Plant feet firmly, one foot slightly ahead. Bend your knees. Tighten abdominal muscles. Check weight of the load. Bend your knees and lift with your legs. Keep your back straight. Hold the load close to your body.
Stand tall and Sit comfortably Tuck in your chin. Keep your back straight and chest held high, shoulders back and relaxed. Keep stomach and buttock muscles tight. Keep your knees straight but not locked, and your feet parallel. Sitting is stressful for your back. To minimize stress, choose a seat that supports your lower back. Or place a pillow or a rolled towel in the small of your back to maintain the normal curve. Rest your feet flat on the floor with knees at the same level as hips. When you drive, adjust your seat to keep your knees and hips level. Move your seat forward to avoid overreaching for the pedals.
	Supportive sleep Lie in a good position on a firm mattress. Use pillows for support, but don't use one that forces your neck up at a severe angle. Lie on your side with a pillow between your bent knees. Or sleep on your back with a pillow under your knees. Try not to sleep on your stomach.

	The proper method of adjusting a chair for sitting comfort is to stand facing the chair and adjust it to a height just below the kneecaps Then when you sit back in the chair your thighs will be parallel to the floor and your weight evenly distributed across the chair. While there are a regrettable number of chairs still being made with high and prominent arms that prevent the user from sitting properly positioned at his or her desk, the trend is towards chairs with recessed or sloping arms that do not cause this obstruction. Such chairs, of course, are highly recommended.
Computer Work For screen work you may use the classic position with everything at right angles: neck, thigh, elbows and legs, and with your feet planted solidly on the floor. The chair must be adjusted so that it will support the natural S-shape of your spine.
	Reading and Writting The reading and writing position is a variation of the classic position. It's best for your back if the seat of your chair can follow your movement forward so that there will be no pressure on the thighs and the arteries under them. A slanting tabletop will both offer better support and a better visual angle. Use your imagination - move about on your chair. Find other ways of sitting. No position is good enough to be the one and only.