Hunched over a desk all day? Science shows that weak iliopsoas muscles are the hidden culprit behind chronic back pain, but ...

Take a few moments to stretch your body every now and then. Stretching your arms overhead, touching your toes, or taking quick walks can be a refreshing break. Light yoga or wall stretches can also ...

A new study showed that reducing daily sitting prevented back pain from worsening over six months. The result strengthens the current understanding of the link between activity and back pain as well ...

Back pain doesn’t discriminate – affecting everyone from office workers to stay-at-home parents with equal misery. A fresh study brings promising news for the millions of Americans battling this ...

It's what experts are calling the poor posture we develop from hours sitting. Some studies suggest prolonged sitting could be as dangerous as smoking — increasing the risk of obesity and chronic back ...

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A new study suggests that sitting down less each day could be a way to prevent existing back pain from getting worse. Researchers found that when people with back pain sat even a little less each day, ...

Gluing yourself to a chair or couch for prolonged periods can tighten the hip flexors (the muscles at the front of your hip that help lift your leg) while simultaneously weakening the glutes, Pavao ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that hours spent sitting at a desk or in front of screens may quietly be damaging your ...

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 ...

Avoiding couches and chairs might be a good way of keeping your back pain from getting worse, new research suggests. Finnish researchers found that when people with back pain sat even a little less ...

The figure presents the change in back pain intensity on a scale from 0 to 10. The blue bars represent individuals in the intervention group that reduced sitting and the red bars represent the control ...