SITTING IN A RECLINING POSITION WITH A SLIGHTLY ROUNDED BACK
MOST NOTICEABLY REDUCES LOADING IN THE SPINAL COLUMN!
- Research conducted by
- Dr.Rohlmann, Free University of Berlin
- The aim
- To determine the fluctuations in pressure in the intervertebral disc in different body positions.
- The trial
- A spinal column fixer fitted with strain gauges was fitted to the subject/patient in an operation (to bridge damaged vertebrae). The pressure sensors measured the pressure on the spinal column in different body positions.
The result : Sitting comfortably in a reclining position with a rounded back posture most noticeably reduces loading in the spinal column.
