The Conversation —Often a posture assigned to teenagers and disaffected youth, slouching is traditionally considered to be a “bad” posture — with some claiming it will damage your spine and cause pain.
But while posture is heavily overlaid with psychological meaning, is it really that bad for our spines if we slouch?
There’s also no clear evidence that slouching while sitting at your desk or while using your phone causes damage to the spine.
Slouching has been linked to poorer information and memory recall, as well as worse mood when compared to sitting upright.
But aside from that, the evidence overwhelmingly suggests there’s no single, ideal or good posture.
Persons:
slouching, —, ”, there’s, There’s, it’s, Slouching, Chris McCarthy
Organizations:
CNN, Manchester Metropolitan University