Pain from Sitting Too Long? The Anatomy behind Prolonged sitting

Prolonged sitting in a flexed posture - Biomechanical Symptoms (Lower Body) Part 1.
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[@GStar1]

*continues to sit like that and starts watching other videos

[@howtodoit4204]

It’s gonna change if your work out

[@ayyuceyurdakul6654]

😂😂😂

[@amycuaresma]

This one

[@gegervary]

*Works like that all day, then studies like that, then games like that” I need to go back to my healthy active lifestyle habits 😢

[@abderrazzakbenbahou269]

Underrated 😂

[@AAA-mv7dv]

I am fascinated by how informative videos of such short length can be when dealing with anatomy! The animations/visualizations make the understanding of the human body very intuitive and easily accessible. Keep up the good work!

[@criptik5208]

Is it about prolonged sitting or wrong posture?

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Back Pains

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

teachers should show this 💯

[@DRKALX]

Keep it together stalker

[@weetzybat]

​@@criptik5208both

[@howtodoit4204]

I had this spine and lower back pain for days but I started working out and standing up more often. The pain went a way after a week and I don’t feel pain anymore now.

[@canineshadowproductions8574]

i had this spine sitting much time in the computer cause lower back pain

[@canineshadowproductions8574]

Computers are hamrful

[@canineshadowproductions8574]

cell phones can cause back pain lower red eyes that are like vampires or werewolves

[@yunisblu3412]

what kind of exercise were most useful. Am going through the same thing right now. Just started exercising and forcing myself to sit up straight and stand often.

[@howtodoit4204]

@@yunisblu3412 The best way to treat it is spending standing for a good hours, maybe 4 hours. The pain will slowly go away the more you sit less. I encourage the gym or getting a job that requires you standing most the time

[@VanScott100]

Even as a healthy active kid, they still made us sit in school for hours…

[@VITAS874]

True

[@toroddlnning6806]

those chairs are crap too

[@09SkyFrost]

@@toroddlnning6806 maaan in senior high they make us sit in a wooden chair Its so shi that our butts hurts after 30 minutes

[@TheSultan1470]

So sit. You won't die from it.

[@amentco8445]

@@TheSultan1470 yeah, just experience unnecessary pain and deformities later in life. So cool!

[@katashley1031]

Bought a large exercise ball to sit on about 13 years ago and never went back to chairs. Keeps you sitting upright, moving around, a thousand times better. And I can roll down and do a nice backbend on it every so often, lol, which feels great. Scares my coworkers but it feels great! 😂

[@Ali_Al-Nasir]

What's it called, from where did u buy it? Im in dire *need* of one at the moment

[@magicwiza3635]

It’s called an exercise ball? Looool

[@bcs2smart4u]

​@@Ali_Al-Nasir a exercise stability ball. Atleast size large

[@Vidzette]

That reminds me of the office lmao

[@katashley1031]

@@Vidzette I've only seen the British version. But I promise you, it works.

[@kicknotes]

This taught me more in 2m. than dozens of other chiro/PT videos combined. Thanks for this.

[@MuscleandMotion]

This is why we founded Muscle and Motion:) Thanks for subscribing to our KZbin channel.

[@jaimedpcaus1]

This is a perfect video for most people who end up working on a computer for 10 or more hours like me. Great video. Can't wait to see recommendations to address and fix these issues. Thank you so much.

[@HelloThere-xs8ss]

Seriously? It's an easy fix

[@xBintu]

the best way is to stand on a desk that is adjustable

[@marwenbhj8914]

the gym.

[@liquidcode1704]

@@xBintu ok I'm standing on my desk... I can't see my computer screen now, wtf

[@miltonvonahnen6225]

You don't fix it just get away from the desk job!

[@badkittynomilktonight3334]

2:00 I was experiencing pain in this region from prolonged sitting in an old 1950s era desk chair I was using at the start of the pandemic telecommuting from home. I realized the pain was from the sitting position in that chair which before the pandemic I would sit in for no more than an hour most, but when telecommuting I was in it for my 9 hr shift, not continually as I would get up to walk around but the damage was still being done cumulatively. I finally went out an bought a modern ergonomic desk chair, and within a month the pain went away, so choice of chair is also a huge factor in how to avoid issues listed here.

[@ST-yc7uj]

Sitting in the wrong position for too long can cause constipation and/or hemorrhoids. A different chair saved me.

[@AD45]

​@@ST-yc7ujThat's why my stomach is so fucked up?

[@ST-yc7uj]

@@AD45 possibly

[@kb8102]

My top 3 exercises to strengthen postural muscles 1. Romanian Deadlift 3x8 (Strengthen Back and posterior Chain, cure anterior pelvic tilt) 2. Neck Curl 3x15 (Strengthen Neck Flexor to cure nerd neck) 3. Face Pull 3x15 (Strengthen Lower trap to cure slumped back, strengthen rotator cuff to prevent shoulder injuries) Do them at least once a week with good form and relatively challenging weight, and you will have perfect posture for good.

[@sadiafarhan695]

What do you mean 3×15

[@EUROCORP2027]

Fun fact: nobody cares, literally nobody

[@vincev4630]

This is a video about posterior pelvic tilt...

[@BreninCyhyr]

​@@sadiafarhan6953 sets of 15 repetitions. Do 15, rest, do 15, rest, do 15.

[@shaanalam3872]

@@sadiafarhan695 3 sets of 15 reps, so you do 15 repetitions of the given exercise which is one set than rest for 2-5 minutes, or whenever you feel comfortable to go again, and repeat two more times.

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

I am 75-years old - sitting all day at my office job has made me very ill in my old age. My Dad, who was carpenter, is going to outlive me by 20-years!

[@michaeljordan8694]

Live strong sir 💪🏾🙏🏾

[@user-bt2vf8gp4p]

it is painful.

[@user-jz1hf9ki5l]

Вы разве не на пенсии?..

[@ndahiya3730]

Easy. Become a carpenter, sir. You have a great teacher.

[@IIISentorIII]

Just start running ultramarathons tomorrow and you will be fine

[@mmbell]

I think I found the reason of my back and pelvic pain. You guys are better than every doctor that I went in the last 5 years

[@sagarvyas8043]

So today I went to a orthopaedic and he stated the same to me. I got low back pain due to sitting day long for years while doing a desk job. So anyone watching this Your health is everything you got. So take a break in between and take care.

[@jomungraadnevoskir1657]

R u okay now?

[@anti-naturevegan]

​@@jomungraadnevoskir1657 he died

[@spider-man9118]

@@anti-naturevegan ayo

[@1eurochair225]

The overlap of the vertebrae transforms the spine into an active tower, whose stability must be achieved with dynamic anchors. A rigid seat does not give the legs the role of dynamic anchors and when you get tired, the back looks for support points and collapses in the backrest.

[@the1shrubbery]

well said

[@alpha_jasperflair1097]

Excellent! Continues to sit like this for 6 hours at school

[@ta_pegandofogo2988]

And more 6 hours gaming at home instead of doing sports.

[@A_cat_aspirant]

​@@ta_pegandofogo2988 and more 6 hours studing for tomorrow's exam

[@RT-qz5ci]

If you feel this pain, search “12 minute foundation training” right now. Do the entire video and it will change your life. I had this pain for years and started the routine in the video, it fixes it within a few days every time.

[@deaftodd]

I am glad that I am a trouble maker and failed school. It saved my life.

[@emperorscotty]

This is so good, keep up the good work, a lot of the people in medical field are con artist, your actually making a difference.

[@Rukain]

Thanks a lot for the video. Helps a lot in understanding these things.

[@nicole-secondaryemail-mort9617]

Glad to learn this early(ish) so that I can rectify. Thank you.

[@herweirdoo0904]

This is why I strech after and in Between long study sessions Tip, if you don't know what stretches to perform look up some streching exercises

[@sixnades9443]

amazing videos, a kind production of production thats literally unseen

[@Nosttromo]

I don’t know what’s more fascinating, the complexity of our body or us discovering all that about it

[@TahitianTreatt]

that sciatica pain also sends signals down your legs. feeling of pins and needles in your feet, leg falling asleep a lot etc. your body is sendin u "small" warning shots, prior to something more serious happening. pay attn and get active

[@Takhar4life]

Really beneficial video. Exactly what millions of people need today.

[@collybeans586]

What was the benefit?

[@mjazim7949]

​@@collybeans586to prevent lower back pain and injury

[@millionairemom]

Brilliant. So clear to understand

[@user-gt2my3qd3b]

This is great, thank you very much for such content

[@AriaHarmony]

This is the best posture awareness video ever. I cringed so much seeing that disk get squeezed in the very posture I'm setting in 😭 I sat upright immediately 😂

[@DrMirZahedOfficial]

Nice video. Keep the good work.

[@apfeltasten]

this video deserves more attention

[@es8560]

This is a very informative video! Appreciated the effort of making this and sharing with the audience.

[@collybeans586]

yes great information with no sollutions

[@homechiropalmer]

Best video I've ever seen. Nice.

[@regishaiba]

Thank you School time for my all biomechanics issues.

[@gautamkashyap835]

Thanx for uploading

[@genekerr8064]

Very informative.

[@davidmelgar1935]

Super informative video!

[@joeluisramirez]

I can relate, started driving a truck back in 95.

[@rohitchavan8061]

On of the the best videos regarding

[@wyskun]

OMG, super great video

[@arthurjwan176]

😭😵. I relate to this so much. Muscle imbalance, pain and weakness.. ughhh.

[@gothxm]

What helps me a lot is having a bike and also doing that stretch where you bend your knee and grab your foot with your hand to stretch the top part of your leg (the muscle right above your knee). You can also use your bed instead of your hand if its difficult. Trust me, it helps. Also if you lay flat on your bed and bring your legs up and pull on the area behind your knees, youll feel relief in your lower back. Also any standing hip stretch. All those help you fight the problem.

[@dyutighosh4152]

What I do

[@hgracern]

Excellent thanks.

[@laylanahar]

wow. This is so helpful.

[@ramengayen4512]

Very nice presentation..

[@Poisonedblade]

This explains a lot!

[@glydin1]

Yes. I sat in a non-ergonomic computer chair doing CAD design work for over 35 years. I'm now disabled because of Rheumatoid arthritis in my neck, lower back, hip, and knees. And sometimes into my arms if I lift or carry something. Bone spurs have fused vertebrae together. 😟😟

[@adithyaganesan3475]

I'm sorry to hear that. You're great for 35 years.

[@rachelga4195]

amazing! do u have more of these??

[@kwisatzhaderach1458]

This animation is the best I have ever seen

[@PLZFrosty]

This was really interesting!

[@kueichenglee7583]

Thank you

[@VRDaD]

Interesting video. Something you might want to consider is perhaps what to do to avoid these things. I know that probably "sitting straight" could be one things. But also some exercise to do to fix it!

[@chienthuatngo24]

very helpful

[@JustAnotherWisconsinite]

Well this explains a lot

[@Username-e5l]

I had to sit like this in my school for 10-12 hours at a time with 5 min break once every 2 and a half hour and those benches were uncomfortable with no cushioning and I couldn’t even stretch my legs 🫤🫤

[@EndPoliceBrutailty]

So glad my new job has a good balance of sitting and standing/ walking around. I hope to still be healthy in 25 years.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

This is exactly what Teachers need to show their students. :)

[@camilaramirezzapata994]

Your smile at the end of the video is my breath! 3 weeks with this warm up and every time is awsome again. Thanks✨

[@thaisoceanos]

what a masterpiece

[@Bluboy511]

I'm not a doctor or a medical student but somehow this is still somewhat interesting to watch.

[@elyt]

I should watch this every day.

[@firay3435]

Damn...I do it all the time,thanks for the video,I will try to keep my back straight while sitting at a computer

[@chriscolombe888]

Are there more videos to explain what exercises to complete for the upper back & neck & lower back please?

[@The-girl-in-the-veil]

Can relate...suffering from back pain💔

[@eenayeah]

Now that this information is kinda well-known, wouldn't it be a good idea to have chairs that address this problem?

[@supagreatman2826]

Yeah seriously

[@corejake]

Best standing desk commercial I've ever seen.

[@dianalin9403]

Guys, please fix your posture. I was diagnosed with slip disc on lower body after i can't get up for 2 days. My bone is rubbing against each other, and it hurts like hell. 2 months of fisio, the pain doesn't hurt much but still there. Fix your posture for longer functions. Love yr body P/s: I'm a teenager

[@swarnaprakash549]

Looking forward to part 2

[@akaunderdog4223]

Is there a second video?

[@ruoxili5777]

@@akaunderdog4223 did you find it?

[@akaunderdog4223]

@@ruoxili5777 If you go to to the channel you will find a couple of videos about "prolonged sitting" but all of them were uploaded before this one. A bit strange

[@Mat22-v4t]

Hey! Can u do a video about how to do cossack squat please! Greetings from Argentina!

[@Swa1nTrain]

Awesome

[@johnjohn40100]

Wow this is so true

[@Darklarik3]

So, what chair should we use or what execise should we do?

[@fluffybull3935]

i am fascinated by how accurate the showed my posture

[@fionalee5321]

Thx so much, it’s really useful. But where’s the next video about the biomechanical symptoms in the upper body pls, I suffered from prolonged sitting a lot, I really wanna know more about it.

[@MuscleandMotion]

Hey, thanks for subscribing to our KZbin channel. The prolonged sitting includes 3 videos in total, to watch them all, you need to sign up to our Posture app or Strength Training app, choose the best app for you.. more details in our website.

[@gotechakash]

Damn 🔥 well explained

[@thanku_herbs]

I am suffering from same problem u mentioned ftom 1 min in this video. I have to Give special attention on Lumbar posture to be in neutral position and when I am not conscious it looses posture

[@gebruederflausch]

Thanks for this video! Unrelated to sitting, you've proven that the area lumbo sacral spine should actually be moving. Now I know why I'm still having intense pains since 2015 after my spinal fusion (L4-L5-S1), and despite the amount of pain medication and physical therapy I'm taking. It shouldn't be fused. It should be moving. Finally an answer to my question nobody can answer.😢

[@user-bt2vf8gp4p]

I am happy that you are cured, That is All preference of God that makes you healthy. 😊 I am Muslim.

[@gebruederflausch]

@@user-bt2vf8gp4p Do you even understand my comment? I never mentioned I'm cured. And please don't intertwine religion and science, same as associating your god to being healthy.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

@@user-bt2vf8gp4p But Alas, Allah did not cure them :(

[@federicomachon8841]

Like this video a lot were can I fine part 2?

[@mnminnmn]

Get a screen riser or stand so your screen is eye level when sitting properly. get a lumbar/mid back orthotic pillow for your chair. SIMPLE EASY fixes for any amount of time in a desk chair!......in addittion....a convertible sit/stand desk riser also works well.

[@aftergym_mc]

good!

[@ManikandanVsince1997]

Any remedies or exercise for a healthy spine

[@ShawnCheriYoung]

My wife has been diagnosed with Early Onset Dementia... A couple years ago she broke her hip...I can't get her to do anything...she just sits in the chair all day, between trips to the bathroom... She crosses her broken hip leg over the other... A couple weeks ago I was putting on here socks and noticed that one of her feet were puffy...when I push on it, it stays indented...I was told that it could be a symptom of liver or kidney problems...but it goes away when she lays down; it's only after sitting, with her legs crossed, that it happens... I have been trying to troubleshoot the problem by making her sit up straight and not cross her legs (before she started getting sick she had excellent posture)... I can't get her to cooperate...yesterday and today I told her that if she keeps crossing her legs that I would tie them to the legs of the chair...

[@edwardroche2480]

I sit too much and I have many of these pains. What is the proper sitting posture?

[@Pintososo]

I'm having neck pain, back knee pain and aductor pain. Sitting the whole day after they closed everything.

[@GarudAtma]

It's a life demand. Nothing can be done. Just some breaks and exercise will help before the conditions get down hill

[@davecao908]

Good

[@ansaksa]

could you do the same video about too long standing as well please?

[@mohamedorayith4626]

Amazing explanation. I understand why Iliopsoas and hamstrings become tight, but why does gastric and soles become shortened in sitting position?

[@rakdan202]

your gastrocs and Soleus are responsible for pointing the foot or plantar flexion. Since in sitting you do none they are held in one position. Second Gastrocs are part of the kinetic chain with hamstrings so having one shortened directly affecting the continuation of the chain. For better explanation look up Superficial Back Line by Thomas Myers.

[@godali4405]

I really love to walk backwards ,I do think it will help a lot

[@HaotoAnimeOnPiano]

I wish this video included solutions to overcoming these problems.

[@katashley1031]

Stand up and move around every half hour or so, stretch, sit on a large exercise ball.

[@blackeagle5998]

Well many of us already know the reasons. Can you give us any solutions, instead of the reasons, which we already know? Shall we not sit? How should we work or sit or not sit? Which exercises should we do and how often? These kind of things would be more helpful in my opinion.

[@omkarjadhav803]

How to get rid of lower back pain ? For SI joint pain

[@tomservo75]

I do recognize that sitting position unfortunately. I don't have too much issue with back pain, but I wonder if this can extend to stomach pain too. I sometimes catch myself hunched over and abdominal pain in that same spot.

[@ta_pegandofogo2988]

When i spend too much time in that sitting position, i have stomach pain and disconfort too. I wonder if it's related.

[@unhappytoyman8767]

I get the same thing too. I don't have much of a back problem, but my stomach feels blocked and uncomfortable after sitting for so long.

[@Danarcho]

x ray your abdomen.

[@88SJoe88]

If my belt is too tight or I press the abdomen area, it might happen, so check your posture if you lean forward. Also try to keep abdominal breathing and check what you eat. If I eat pure bread, it might happen also.

[@damjanavativec210]

You are sguizing the abdominal muscles and it hurts.

[@samy5102]

So what should we do?

[@stefanschleps8758]

Give me more. I'm a sponge to learn!

[@frostfree7]

The trick to sitting well is to get rid of comfortable, cushy chairs and sit on a firm surface. Doing so will give your body kinaesthetic information about where the ground is, which stimulates your anti-gravity reflexes. Think your head towards the ceiling and your sit bones into the chair. Slide up toward the front of the chair and slip your hands under your sit bones so you can feel where they are. Your sit bones are rockers so you can easily rock forward and back, but perched on the bottom of the rockers will be most efficient. Relax your legs by moving them in and out so the are not held into your body and plant them firmly on the floor. It takes some time for the muscles to adapt to a change in use, bit ultimately sitting at the edge of a firm chair with your legs as secondary support becomes second nature and you can sit that way all day long with ease. Why? Because the vertical position allows each vertebra to stack on top of the next, requiring very liittle muscular effort, and the legs provide balance and a little support as well. It is difficult to do this when a chair is too too high, too low or tilted backwards. You hips should be at the same level as your knees or a little higher. If you only have squishy chairs, grab a large hardcover or something firm and put it on the chair.

[@-mrws-]

One conversation in GTA5RP will look like: - The trick to sleep well is to get rid of comfortable, cushy beds and sleep on firm surface. - Sir, you're an idio...

[@NamelessUsers]

This just nailed my issues 100%, and in the exact problem areas. I have short legs too. This puts extra strain on my lower back because sitting in chairs tilts my pelvis forward due to my feet not properly reaching the floor to provide support. I dont know what treatment might provide some relief.

[@IIISentorIII]

Its probably an overall intelligence issues from what I'm reading.

[@NamelessUsers]

@@IIISentorIII Based on your reply I'll skip on trolling you over grammar. You seem to be in your safe space right now.

[@bangmo2860]

I bought a step stool and keep it under my desk. It feels awesome.

[@MaticN91]

is it therefore better to sit on a fixed chairs or chair on rolls???

[@onestandhand]

we should add this somehow as alarm for each 30 min of gaming to remember to get out of chair XD

[@Joeyelley]

I've been sitting Paying games for hours non stop, the only time I get up is to pee or sleep my sliblings bring me food when it's done cooking and today I feel so much pain on the bottom part of my back, I feel it in my knees, and my hips (but mostly my back)

[@philipjones9458]

I've had left sided neck pain for 4 months been to physio and accupuncture. Pain is relieved in bed and sitting in armchair. Driving/shopping makes it a lot worse.

[@anjaliwadhwa5715]

I am having muscle knots in lower back due to which I am not able to sit at all… mostly working in standing position , doing stretches but still not helping to get permanent relief. Can anyone suggest what is the permanent way to fix these knots…

[@Noedell]

ME nodding "yes" while sitting in exact that position