OK, this isn't exactly ground breaking stuff, but does confirm pretty much what we all know deep down and it never hurts to sometimes re-visit the obvious.
In an article by Mahmood Saberi, senior reporter for Gulf News.com he quotes Dr Humeira Badsha, consultant rheumatologist, who says "About 80 per cent of people suffer from back pain some time in their life and it is often due to poor posture, prolonged sitting at your desk and lack of exercise."
Consultant surgeon Dr Mousa Kazim said people who were sedentary but became active over the weekend would "beat up their knees" and their back. "The ‘weekend warriors' generally have good intentions, but it's asking too much of your back."
The article goes on to describe how best to reduce the incidence of this type of pain. Read the full story here, and as my dear old Dad used to say “don’t slouch.”
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