Increasing numbers of jobs take place at an office, so it’s no surprise that the vast majority of Americans spend their day glued to a desk chair. “Many Americans spend 80 percent or more of their day sitting,” says Kaliq Chang, MD, pain specialist.
You might have heard of “sitting disease” by now, the official term for health conditions caused or perpetuated by a sedentary lifestyle. Too much sitting has been shown to increase the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Dr. Chang is a highly specialized interventional pain management specialist in private practice in New Jersey.
References
Chou, R. (2021). Patient education: low back pain in adults (beyond the basics). UpToDate.
Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Sitting disease: how a sedentary lifestyle affects heart health.
National Institutes of Health News in Health. (2017). Getting it straight: Improve your posture for better health.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2020). Low back pain.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. (2017). Standing or walking versus sitting on the job in 2016.
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