Comments on: The Art of Standing (or Sitting) There

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By: FoxyCitrus

FoxyCitrus — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:41:03 +0000

I love it – it's the best thing I do for my body and mind. I hope you enjoy it!

By: FoxyCitrus

FoxyCitrus — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:41:03 +0000

I love it – it's the best thing I do for my body and mind. I hope you enjoy it!

By: Neal Martin

Neal Martin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:45:09 +0000

I have thought about doing Yoga for years now because I think it is a great compliment to martial arts training. Now you've mentioned it helps back pain I may just give it a go now.

By: Rodney J Owen

Rodney J Owen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:31:38 +0000

Back and joint problems, specifically the knees, is what brought me to Taji in the first place. Gentle Taiji (Tai Chi) and/or Qigong practice, works wonders for skeletomuscular problems, much as Yoga does. Specific to this, and much in line with Yoga, is standing qigong. I would never argue against Yoga, I think it is a great practice. But in keeping with this thread, static and slow-moving qigong practice can work well for body aches, pains, and assorted problems. Much like FoxyCitrus reports, taiji and qigong have saved me bucks in chiropractor bills and allowed me to continue practicing other martial arts.

By: FoxyCitrus

FoxyCitrus — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:23:09 +0000

Yoga yoga yoga yoga yoga yoga. I used to have back pain all the time like what you're describing – I just felt like my back was sore and cramped. When I started doing yoga, my back pain pretty much disappeared. It also helps me get back into alignment when my sciatica flares up. Saves me a couple hundred bucks by keeping me in work and avoiding the chiropractor. Can't complain about that!

Also, for the ladies out there, crossing your legs at your knees (as opposed to your ankles) is really bad for your spinal curvature. Crossing at the ankles sucks at first, but my lower back discomfort is all but gone now.

By: Urban_Samurai

Urban_Samurai — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:54:21 +0000

I have had trouble with my back for years now. I hurt it doing barbell squats when I was younger and it has never been the same since. It's developed into full blown sciatica now, with the constant throbbing down the left leg. Like you, my posture sucks at times and it's a real struggle to correct it due to the fact that slouching is a real habit for me. I try though. Since I started blogging it has gotten worse because of all the hours I spend seated. I have just resigned myself to the fact that I will always have back problems. Once you damage it, that's it. There is no going back. I just hope it doesn't hold me back too much in later years. Good post and very prescient, considering I've thinking about the same thing recently. Going to get up and stretch now…Ohhhhhhhhh

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:31:06 +0000

Yea my initial effort was to try and fix my old chair but I was failing pretty hard.

By: branden

branden — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:29:01 +0000

Niiiiiiice. As I sit in my chair slumped over…

About the new chair, I initially thought you went a little overboard, and thought “ahhh thats great he got one, we want Matt in good condition, but he probably could have adjusted his posture in his old chair if he was conscious of it”.

Well I can tell you I was wrong, because my chair, however nice it *USED* to be, slumps back even when I lock it forward. So when I’m conscious of my posture, I’m scooted up, and my back doesn’t even come close to the chair backing… Which I’m fairly certain is it’s intention. So I can see now how a new chair could drastically improve things.

On one other side note. I remember reading somewhere, at some point, that (I hope I don’t have this backwards) heat was excellent for muscles, and cold was excellent for pinched nerves. How that fits into a nerve being pinched by a muscle, I don’t know. I also can’t find the article now, so it may be bonk.

Nice writeup!