Crossed legs of the 6 terrible consequences, so sit the healthiest!
Release time：2018-10-27 Browse：1725
Many people have the habit that the first thing they do when they sit down is to cross their legs.
Some people think that such sitting posture is very comfortable, also some professional women will cross legs as a habitual elegant posture, but no matter what the situation, cross legs for a long time will bring great harm to the body;
Six terrible consequences of crossing one's legs.
1. Knee pain.
If the knee joint remains in a twisted state for a long time, it will cause joint pain and affect its function.
In particular, joint pain has occurred in patients, but also to avoid bending, torsion of the joint.
2. Injury of lumbodorsal muscles and vertebrae.
People in the cross legs, easy to stoop back, resulting in lumbar, thoracic vertebrae and spinal uneven force.
But at this time the pelvis can drive the vertebra to rotate, causes the muscle to stretch, causes the vertebra left and right sides the soft tissue to lose the balance, over time, is easy to cause the back muscle fatigue, the ache, even causes the vertebra to distort or the side bends.
3. Causing lower extremity thrombosis.
Smokers, patients with atrial fibrillation, diabetes and other diseases, to avoid cross legs.
Because cross legs, lower limb blood flow is not smooth, may lead to lower limb thrombosis.
4. Cause transient high blood pressure.
Cross legs, cross the legs of the action may trigger a temporary increase in blood pressure, causing some discomfort symptoms.
Therefore, in the measurement of blood pressure, hypertension patients must maintain the legs of the natural, relaxed state.
5. Aggravation of varicose veins.
Cross legs, the legs up the back and popliteal fossa vein pressure, vein obstruction, venous pressure increased, these are caused by varicose veins of the lower extremity hidden dangers.
Although domestic and foreign studies have found that the main causes of varicose veins are genetic obesity age and so on but patients with varicose veins or edema of the lower extremities should try not to lift their legs so as not to aggravate the symptoms.
6. Harmful to genital health.
Cross the legs for a long time, especially when wearing tight pants, it is easy to cause genital temperature rise, and the spermatogenic function of the male testicles in high temperature conditions will weaken, and even lead to infertility.
Female genitalia are also more susceptible to infection in hot environments, increasing the risk of gynaecological inflammation.
Although there are many dangers of crossing one's legs, they are not without merit.
If the pelvis itself is uneven, for example, high left and low right, it is recommended that you can sit with your right leg up and correct the inclination of the pelvis.
In addition, postpartum women according to their own situation properly cross legs, increase pelvic stability.
That's the right posture.
If you really can not change the habit of cross legs, then try to do the following points, reduce the harm!
Nalesh Law, a water sports therapist for the 2016 Olympic Games in the United States, recommends that you cross your legs for no more than 15 minutes, and pay attention to alternating legs.
For every hour you sit, you get up and exercise for five minutes.
The correct sitting posture for "office workers" should be:
Keep your back straight, shoulders naturally drooping, elbows relaxed, rest on both sides of your body.
The buttocks should be able to touch the back of the chair.
Keyboard in front of the body, the mouse in the keyboard side, the phone is not too far away from people, it is best to reach out to get.
When using the keyboard and mouse, keep your wrists as straight as possible and your shoulders relaxed.
