Isn't it true that holding your head and chest high is not the most correct sitting posture?

There are five steps to correct sitting posture.

**First, lay a good foundation. **The spine is like a tall building. Without a stable foundation, the spine cannot be straight. The foundation when we sit is the pelvis, more specifically the ischial tuberosity. The ischial tuberosity is the two protruding large bones on the left and right when the buttocks touch the seat. Let the child move forward and backward, and it will be easy to find the protruding ischial tuberosity.

Therefore, the correct sitting posture should place the support roll at the lumbar lordosis.

**Second, you need to maintain a vertical upward force. **When a person is sitting, the central axis should be straight: that is, sit up as high as possible, with the top of the head touching the ceiling. In this way, the hunched posture is also corrected.

Third, we need to maintain the forward force of the vertebrae of "thoracic 12, lumbar 1". Where is "thoracic 12, lumbar 1"? For girls, it is at the bottom edge of the bra or sports vest; for boys, it is in the middle of the entire torso.

**Fourth, retract the mandible. **Children bow their heads to study or play with their phones. If they are not careful, the physiological curvature of the cervical lordosis will disappear. What we need to do is not to raise our heads or lower our heads, but to retract our mandible.

The fifth step is to look at yourself in the mirror.

The last trick: the three forces in the second, third and fourth steps are the accumulation of forces. Only when all three forces are taken into account can the correct posture be achieved.

If your child has severe scoliosis, be sure to seek medical attention immediately!

Source: Little Doctor Comics (ID:zhongshanbajie)

Author: Yuan Wangshu

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