For years we’ve been told to sit up straight or risk back trouble. Now a recent study conducted by Dr. Waseem Amir Bashir, a Canadian radiologist at the University of Alberta Hospital, concluded that sitting in an upright 90-degree position stresses the back more than a more relaxed 135-degree position. This is a sample of the up-to-date health news gathered from respected sources appearing on this site.
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