Sedentary is the most common life scene of modern people. Sofas and chairs have become the closest partners of modern people. No matter in work or life, as long as people can sit, they will never stand. Old people and white-collar workers have become the main force of sedentary.

Sitting for a long time makes more and more people suffer from low back pain, especially sitting forward, which puts several times more pressure on the lumbar spine than sitting upright. In the long run, it will lead to diseases such as lumbar muscle strain and lumbar disc herniation. However, there is a sitting posture that is very beneficial to the body, especially for people with low back and knee pain, and that is-kneeling.

What is kneeling?

When it comes to kneeling, many people think it is a ritual habit in Japan, but in fact, this way is not native to Japan, and it was handed down from China before. In ancient China, people usually talked, ate, read and rested on their knees.

Kneeling on your knees means kneeling on the ground with your legs on your feet. Sitting in this way, the spine will naturally straighten, the stability of the body can be maintained, the lumbar spine will not bear particularly heavy pressure, and the back can work normally. For many people, it is a very painful thing to insist on kneeling, but in fact, kneeling is very beneficial to the health of the body, can achieve the purpose of exercising, and has many benefits to the waist, knees and other parts of the body. We can often kneel in daily health.

Kneeling posture can cure low back pain and protect knees. Kneeling every day keeps you away from low back pain.

Kneeling can support the waist. Kneeling posture is very waist-nourishing, because most of the causes of low back pain are spinal deformity and poor blood circulation. However, long-term kneeling will habitually keep the upper body upright, so that the spine of the human body can maintain normal physiological bending, thus maintaining the vertical muscle strength of the muscles on both sides, and thus effectively relieving low back pain. Therefore, for people who usually sit and work all day and often have backache, in addition to professional physiotherapy, massage, medicine (Yaotongning) and other treatment means, they should kneel for 3 5 minutes every day after returning home (the length of time depends on their physical condition), which can relieve the problem of low back pain in the long run.

Kneeling can also relieve knee pain. Kneeling posture can reduce the incidence of knee osteoarthritis. Kneeling is a good way to draw blood. We choose a bed or carpet that is not too soft, and when we walk on our knees, blood will continuously drain to our knees.

One action in yoga is kneeling, and practicing this action can relieve knee pain. Its principle is to introduce qi and blood into the knee. With the support of fresh blood, it can dispel the cold accumulated in the knee, eliminate the effusion and melt the swelling and pain.

By the same token, for people with poor blood circulation in limbs, often cold hands and feet and swollen calves, by kneeling, blood stasis in legs can be evacuated and qi and blood can be led to knees-the problem of cold hands and feet can be improved.

The benefits of kneeling go far beyond these.

Kneeling posture can improve constipation. Many white-collar workers have some constipation problems, which have a lot to do with sedentary. When sitting, it will squeeze our intestines and stomach, making our intestines and stomach unable to move effectively, and the problem of constipation will gradually emerge. In the kneeling state, our stomach is in a relaxed state, which contributes to the blood circulation in the abdomen and has a good effect on relieving constipation. If you have constipation, you can try it.

Kneeling and sitting can also soothe the nerves and cultivate the body and mind. When you feel upset, you can try kneeling, which can ease your mood and calm your mind.

Only the correct kneeling posture is beneficial to the waist.

The correct kneeling posture is beneficial to protect the waist, and the wrong method will cause the waist to be overburdened, so we should learn the correct kneeling posture.

The correct kneeling posture is: first, land on your knees and your calves, while your upper body is straight and your hips are sitting on your calves and heels. Keep your body straight, otherwise, kneel down properly. Don't put all the weight of your body on your feet, but use the muscles of your legs to support your body slightly, so that there is a piece of paper between your hips and your feet. At the same time, kneeling is to straighten the spine and feel the rise of the body, thus maintaining the spine and soothing the waist.

Need to be reminded that if you find a knee injury before kneeling, don't kneel. Kneeling will hurt the knee because of the knee injury, and the situation of the knee will become more and more serious. In addition, kneeling posture needs to be gradual, so that the meridians can be unblocked. When kneeling, my legs feel sore and numb, which may be because the meridians are blocked. Don't kneel at this time, get up and exercise.