A Few Simple Steps to Improve Sitting Posture

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors
M. H. Delshad 1
F. Pourhaji 1
R. Pourhaji 2
1 Department of Public Health Department, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2 PhD candidate of Educational management Department, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran. (Royapourhaji@gmail.com)
10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.241
Abstract
poor sitting posture and prolonged sitting have, therefore, significant health and socio-economic effects[. People spend on average more than half of their day sitting down. The ill-effects of poor sitting posture and prolonged sitting on physical and mental health have been extensively studied, and solutions for curbing this sedentary epidemic have received special attention in recent years

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International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
Volume 4, Issue 4
February 2019
Pages 241-242