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Question by : Has anyone has pain from sitting with good posture?
I have back problems and I am always being told to sit with good posture. I do, but my back pain gets worse. I have always had that problem, but it is worse now with my back problems.

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Answer by bluefariebaby86
10 Tips For Pain-Free Sitting:
1) Pick a chair with a flat surface, with a fairly straight back that leans backward at a slight angle.

2) Stand in front of the chair and bend at your hip crease, letting your sitz bones (ischial tuberosities) move way back. (Don’t bend past 90 degrees.)

3) Aim the front of your pelvis towards the chair (We call this the “fig leaf area” – as in where Adam and Eve might place a fig leaf), and sit down.

4) Now lean against the chair back. You should feel your sitz bones underneath you. Resist the tendency to slide forward.

5) Let your belly relax.

6) Let your back relax by dropping your chest. Don’t “sit up”; sit DOWN. This is a rest. There’s no need to work at it.

7) Let your thighs relax and place your ankles underneath your knees. Your feet point in the same direction as your thighs.
Draw each shoulder back and down separately, and then relax the shoulders.

9) Draw your chin in and stretch the back of your neck briefly, then relax and let your face come to a vertical position.

10) Don’t worry about holding any position. It’s all about placing the bones in alignment, and then relaxing. In “Balance” we don’t “hold” any particular position. Just let the chair and your bones support you.

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