Do you know keeping your wallet in your back pocket could be causing your back pain? Here's why
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Medical experts warn that keeping a bulky wallet in a back pocket can lead to chronic back and leg pain, a condition sometimes referred to as wallet neuritis. Sitting on an uneven surface causes the pelvis to tilt, forcing the spine into an unnatural posture.
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This provides practical health advice regarding common daily habits that contribute to long-term musculoskeletal issues.
Add Pulse as a preferred source on Google Add Pulse as a preferred source on Google Why keeping your wallet in your back pocket could be causing your back pain Learn why sitting on a bulky back-pocket wallet causes chronic back and leg pain, according to medical research on wallet neuritis and piriformis syndrome. Advertisement For many men, the back pocket is the permanent home of the wallet. You probably do it without thinking. Before leaving home in the morning, you pick up your wallet, squeeze it into your back pocket, hop into a trotro, taxi or your car, and head out for the day.
By afternoon, that same wallet now filled with cash, MoMo receipts, ATM cards, your Ghana Card, business cards and other small items has been pressing against your body through hours of sitting at work, meetings or while stuck in Accra traffic.
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