Sitting posture tips to avoid pain

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11/04/2020 Added

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From Zoom calls to classrooms, you're sitting a lot as a student. Physical therapist Kelsey Gaston explains ways to improve your sitting posture and reduce your back and neck pain.

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[00:00:02.464]From Zoom calls to classrooms, you're
[00:00:04.284]sitting a lot as a student. We're going to
[00:00:06.734]talk through some ways you can improve
[00:00:08.404]your sitting posture to reduce any back
[00:00:10.134]pain or neck pain.
[00:00:11.334]Ideally, when sitting at your desk, we
[00:00:13.424]want your knees a little bit higher than
[00:00:15.578]your hips. Using a couple of textbooks
[00:00:17.548]or a stool to get your feet up will help
[00:00:19.828]keep your feet on the ground and your
[00:00:21.738]knees slightly higher than your hips.
[00:00:23.268]This also helps lean back into the chair
[00:00:25.258]more, so that you're less likely to hunch
[00:00:27.158]over your computer or your keyboard.
[00:00:29.044]Keeping everything nice and close to you
[00:00:31.464]also helps with this.
[00:00:32.644]If you find yourself busy with Zoom calls
[00:00:34.348]and a lot of online courses, try to change
[00:00:36.888]up your sitting position and your work
[00:00:38.638]station every 45 minutes to an hour.
[00:00:40.922]Moving from a desk to a chair or a couch
[00:00:44.352]is a good way to change your posture, as
[00:00:47.682]your best posture is your next posture.
[00:00:49.747]If you think you're having problems that
[00:00:51.437]are related to your posture, call the
[00:00:53.367]Health Center for an appointment with
[00:00:54.897]physical therapy or check out the Health
[00:00:56.677]Center website to learn more about what
[00:00:58.288]physical therapy can do for you.

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