AuntMinnieTV: Positional MRI dispels conventional wisdom on correct posture

Jan 10, 2007

A group of Scottish researchers has discovered that the conventional wisdom on the correct posture when sitting -- upright with back and thighs at a 90° angle -- might actually be a cause of back pain. They used positional MRI to prove their point.

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