You probably don’t know that some of the insignificant habitual actions in our life may accelerate the speed of degeneration of our joints. If we were not aware of the bad postures that have become habitual, they may risk a long-term effect towards our joint’s health.

In fact, we can lower the risks of joint damages if we pay more attention to our daily habits. The question is, what are the habits that could lead to the damages of our joints? Let’s find out now with PhytoFairy!

1. Kneeling while Doing House Chores

When kneeling, our body weight will directly put pressure on our knees. Meanwhile, the cartilage that connects the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shinbone) is directly connected to the hard floor.

Kneeling over a long period of time may lead to poor blood circulation and damages to our knee joints, eventually resulting in difficulty in leg straightening and may experience pain in the knees.

Solution: it is advisable to avoid squatting and kneeling over a long period of time. If kneeling is unavoidable, it is recommended to put a soft mat under your knees and take a pause at times. Remember to rest your knees and maintain healthy blood circulation.

2. Sitting Cross-legged

Many people think that it is comfortable to sit with our legs crossed. However, it is in fact a position that would cause damage to our joints. Sitting with the legs crossed stretches the muscle and ligaments around the knees and increases the pressure on the knee joints. This might damage the cartilage and result in pain.

Therefore, people might find it hard to get up from long hours of cross-legged sitting.

Solution: avoid sitting cross-legged if possible and try to let your legs rest vertically with a good sitting posture. If you are not comfortable with this position, you may also put a small bench under your feet so that you can put your legs up at an angle of 90 degrees.

3. Overexercising

Exercise is meant to bring health benefits to our body, however, overexercising may bring damage to our knees. Overdoing deep squats, climbing and weight training may accelerate the depletion of our joints and increase the risks of knee injury.

Solution: manage our exercise load and take a good rest if the joints hurt. We may have muscle training on the usual days, as our muscles become stronger, they can support more pressure which can reduce the burden of cartilage. American sports physicians also suggested that brisk walking, jogging and swimming are better options of exercises for our knee protection.

4. Using Computers and Smartphones

Our life depends mostly on electronic devices nowadays, especially office workers who need to spend a long period of time facing the computer screens. Thus, cervical spondylosis is becoming the most typical health issue among office workers.

While busy with countless tasks on hand, we could not help but stay in a fixed position in front of the computer for a long time. The bad sitting positions such as hunchbacks and leaning our head forwards over long hours may hurt our cervical joints easily.

Solution: remember to get up and move around once every 30-60 minutes. Adjusting your posture or doing some stretches may relieve your joints. These simple exercises not only help to ease the pressure in your neck and spine but they may also relax your muscles and joints.

Are these points mentioned above inspiring you to get rid of these “bad habits”? Let’s get started today so that we may have a healthier joint!