PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY ® Volume 10, Number 2, 2024
1. Keep your pelvis neutral with your buttocks against the back of your chair. Proper sitting posture at a desk begins at your pelvis. You want to sit with your pelvis in a neutral position, with your buttocks against the back of the chair. You might be wondering… how do I sit with a neutral pelvis? The first step to finding a neutral pelvis is begins with finding your sitz bones. These bones are the most prominent bones that you’ll feel in your buttocks when you place your hands underneath your buttocks. Once you find these bones, round your lower back into a slouched position and tuck your pelvis under – the sitz bones will start to feel flat under your hands. Now, tilt your pelvis forward by arching your lower back. Your sitz bones will leave your hands and all of your weight will move to the back of your thighs.
A neutral pelvis is midway between the slouched and tilted forward positions. In a neutral pelvis posture, your sitz bones will feel pointy.
Sitting with your pelvis in a neutral position, with your buttocks positioned against the back of your chair, will help to prevent your pelvis from tilting forwards (anterior pelvis tilt), or backwards (posterior pelvic tilt).
2. Keep your ears, shoulders, and hips aligned. The natural curves of your spine are maintained by keeping your ears, shoulders, and hips aligned. Any deviation from this position will cause shifting of the natural curves of your spine, which places excess stress on the spine resulting in pain, and also increases your risk of injury.
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