Sitting cross-legged - the cause of 5 diseases
(Baonghean.vn) - Sitting cross-legged is a fairly common sitting position, especially among women, it helps them look more elegant and stylish. However, this position also poses some potential risks related to body shape and health... Below are 5 reasons why you should consider giving up the habit of sitting cross-legged.
1. Risk of high blood pressure
If you sit cross-legged for a long time, your blood pressure will increase. Therefore, even if you do not have blood pressure problems, you should avoid sitting in this position to help your body stay healthy and prevent circulatory disorders. People with a history of heart disease should limit this sitting position because it can easily cause heart failure and circulatory failure.
2. Pelvic effects
Prolonged cross-legged sitting causes the inner thigh muscles to be shorter than the outer thigh muscles, and risks dislocating the joints from their proper position. For women, this can cause injury and affect the pelvis, negatively impacting the ability to become a mother...
3. Varicose veins
Why does sitting with your legs crossed cause varicose veins? Doctors believe that many tiny valves in the blood vessels that help prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction increase venous pressure when sitting with your legs crossed, causing these valves to narrow and weaken, reducing the ability of the venous system in the legs to return blood to the heart.
4. Peroneal nerve palsy
Sitting with your legs crossed for a relatively long period of time can cause peroneal nerve palsy. This causes “foot drop” – the inability to lift the toes and temporary numbness of the ankle. A study in Korea that examined many patients also showed that sitting with your legs crossed for hours will cause numbness and “foot drop”.
5. Back and neck degeneration
Sitting with your legs crossed for more than three hours a day can easily cause back pain, neck pain and hip pain. If the condition is in the lower back, the patient often has a dull pain in the lower back, which can be sudden after carrying heavy objects, after a lot of exercise, after changing positions or changing the weather. The pain is continuous or intermittent, often recurring, and sometimes combined with sciatica. The lumbar spine can become deformed and crooked, limiting movement.
