Who would have thought the collar jobs could be hazardous to your health? A person in a job that requires long hours of sitting is the same risk to health problems as people who do manual work or heavy lifting in their jobs.

Some of the risks associated with the work of office are:

Chronic back pain

weak abdominal muscles that may lead to back problems

repetitive use injuries, as carpal tunnel syndrome

gluteal muscle weakness that could lead to back pain

Let us take a look further in the affected muscles by sitting at work!

Upper crossed syndrome:

Muscular imbalances are common in almost every position us. affects these is important to recognize imbalances and postural problems and make corrections if necessary.

Posture the first is important is the position of the A head. Most people have their heads forward posture. This is caused by the invention of the computer long hours sitting and watching computer screens.

If you look at the ideal position, a line must fall on the side of the body of the midline of the ear, through the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle. If the head is forward of this line, which is rife in the muscles of the upper quadrant.

This often leads to internal rotation of the shoulder.  This leads to a shortening of pectoral chest Thea () muscles. This also causes the elongation of the back higher such as the rhomboids and trapezius.

If a muscle is not in its ideal length (too short or long) that causes dysfunction of the joints of these muscles surround. This can lead to headaches, neck pain, stiffness and tension in the neck, tingling in the arms or hands.

To alleviate this "upper crossed" syndrome, it is important to stretch muscles that have shortened (chest) and strengthen the upper back muscles (rhomboids, trapezius, rotator cuff). Â resistance exercises, such as pulling exercises go a long way to alleviate the symptoms associated with the problem of position common.

The hip flexors:

These very powerful muscles located in the front of the body run by front hip area. These muscles are responsible for lifting the leg during a walk or run motion. These muscles are also the major muscles during conventional exercise sit exercises.

As we sit for long periods of time as a desk job, these muscles tend to shorten the long leg is bent or flexed position in hip. As a result, when one of these muscles remain in a shortened position resulting withdrew the pelvis forward.  This in turn pulls the lower back muscles resulting in chronic back pain.

There are a couple of ways to reduce the effects of potentially shortened hip flexors:

Get Up and Move! Â In breaks go for a short ride and at the hour of lunch take the time to go walking.

Stretch, stretch and stretch again. At least 3 times a week, stretches should be done to balance the effects of the session. This can take as little as 10 minutes once a day – a perfect activity while watching TV at night.

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A lot of posts today's work force us to sit for long periods of time. If we realize this, then we are on track to realize that we must counter the that date has effect on the bodies and getting up and moving.

Narina Prokosch, RN, CFT, is a personal fitness trainer and owner of Victoria Wellness Professionals, a private fitness studio in Victoria BC. Learn more about her fitness training tips and techniques http://www.victoriawellness.com

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