RE: How your chair is killing you slowly! (Sitting is the new smoking)
@kenhudoy this is the best and most informed article I have read yet on #steemit. You have data from reliable sources and the information is staggering. As Im reading this I stood up to type and will remain doing so.
This post has personal meaning to me. I was in a car accident when I was 19 and I broke my back. Since then, chairs have always been an issue for my back pain. As a professional writer I have often been bound to a chair and computer and it has done nothing but caused excruciating pain. So much, that I've been to the hospital twice because I couldnt walk the day after I worked extended hours (over 12 per day) and Im only 30.
I hit my breaking point when the pain was so bad it was causing panic attacks. This experience taught me to be proactive with many things including maintaining proper posture, yoga, sleeping positions and investing in a stand-up desk. These small actions changed my life dramatically. Within a few months the pain went away, and my frustrations with everyday life decreased tremendously.
This article is inspiration to continue with my lifestyle changes. Being bound to a desk or sitting position is a choice and it can be mollified. Being proactive and aware is the first step. Thanks for this post. Upvoted and retseemed.
Wow... What a testimony... Supported with my own upvote... @jakehorn87 keep being strong... You truly an overcomer... Thanks for sharing this...
Thanks so much @kenhudoy! I really enjoyed this post. And I hope when you read this reply you aren't sitting down or laying in bed!! lol
Thanks for the kind words : - )
Welcome and sure...I like to practic what I preach 😎
Hey, that's the only way to be!!!
Yeah..health is wealth...😉
words from the wise right there : - )
hahaha... response from the wise too..thanks
Weed is good for back pain :P
hehe so I've heard : - )
A great article I agree and what a wonderful encouraging response @jakehorn87! Cancer, diabetes are killing us.
thanks so much @pjcswart! I can certainly relate to this piece. Its something that often gets swept under the rug. Too bad there is not more info about this going around out there. Back pain can destroy your life in a unique way and the worst part is when you have it, most dont understand and never feel sympathy. many people would laugh when i was in agony and tell me to 'man up'. However, I still wouldnt give them that pain even for a second. glad to see some people understand on here. its wonderful!!!!
How did it affect you emotionally?
the pain would make me angry often and easily frustrated. depressed. feeling like I cant do anything. Overall, when your back is out of line your whole body is too. When I was 28 it got so bad I was having panic attacks on bad days. So, it effected me enough to not be able to enjoy a second of my day (when it at its worst). The panic attacks continued for another year and half until I got my pain under wraps with very very simple yoga and basic exercise which I did from home. Therefore, its safe to say in regards to my back, my emotions are much better. There is an occaisonal off day or that one weird cough or sneeze that can throw it out of whack again. But for the most part by back is feeling the best it ever has since i was in my teens. So, my emotions are better too! thanks for asking @pjcswart!
When you couch or sneeze sometimes, does it stay out of whack for a couple of days, or just a moment or two?
It depends really. Ive experienced both @pjcswart
Sounds terrible.
haha indeed it is NOT FUN @pccswart!
I will second @Jakehorn87's comments. I broke my back in Thailand and after 5 and a half hours of serious invasive spinal surgery have been left with many problems. Unfortunately standing is just as bad for me, but I try and mix the two whenever I can. Great article from @kenhudoy I will upvote both this comment and the original.
its tough to manage without a doubt. glad you came out all right from your surgery though @inseasia. that can be very dangerous! hang in there buddy!
Thanks, yes I count my blessings every day. Could have turned out a lot worse.
indeed. Stay safe @inseasia