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Working long hours in a standing position can often be done without strain on your lower limbs and back, but it can also lead to discomfort in the muscles and joints of your lower limbs, as well as symptoms in your hips and back. Common issues include pain in the small joints of the lower limbs, swelling, stiffness in the ankles and knees, muscle tightness, and fatigue or tension in the glutes and lower back. These symptoms are often the result of prolonged standing that requires static muscle effort.
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In the previous blog about posture (you can read it here), I talked about posture mainly on a general level: what aspects of well-being it affects, and how problems caused by bad posture could be prevented. This blog post goes a little deeper into what specifically working in an office, in front of a computer screen, does to posture. Also for this blog like for the previous post about posture, I have interviewed the long-term physiotherapist Malla Helenius, who always tries to dig deeper in her work and focus not only on the symptoms but also on their causes. Over the years, Malla has noticed how many problems are caused by things related to posture – to me it was almost confusing what all posture affects! In this blog, I will also tell about my experience in Malla's posture check and Malla's view on the effect of the Gymba® Board on posture.
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I think on some level all of us know that if you sit for too long it's not good for your health – it's common sense, everybody knows it. But how much actually is too long? What happens in your body and why should you avoid sitting for too long periods? I hope this blog post will give you some clarification on this.
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