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One of Physical Therapy's pioneers is concerned of society's postural epidemic. She is calling it, "Collapso-Smasho Syndrome”.

Don't worry Dr. Shirley Sabrmann, XtensionDesk is helping to battle the grunt work of postural collapse due to desk work.

http://www.physiospot.com/opinion/shirley-sahrmann-on-exercise-and-aging-well/

Shirley Sahrmann on Exercise and Aging Well What movements and exercises does a leading Physical Therapist consider essential to aging well? I recently had the pleasure of attending the Lower Quadrant Advanced Application course in Missouri and had the opportunity to ask the course instructor, Shirley Sahrmann, that question.

This basically sums up the XtensionDesk's role...check out video below.

http://vimeo.com/71441709

Office Posture Matters: An Animated Guide Bad posture is the sneakiest workplace risk there is. Discover the dangers and learn some simple ways to stay healthy during your daily office life in this video!…

They say that sitting is the new smoking. 50th anniversary of Surgeon General's landmark report is today. Let's change the attitude towards prolonged sitting at work. Get involved with Xtension Desk and see how you can personally help your patients.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/07/surgeon-general-report-made-history-saved-lives/4355275/

U.S. smoking warning made history, saved lives Government reports are published every day, and many are destined to go unread and unremembered. But 50 years ago, one plain, brown paperback helped launch a movement that has saved millions of lives.

Via Moroder et al 2011, "According to the literature, the sitting position is no longer considered as a risk factor for low back pain."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21473452

I highly disagree. Maybe not as a short term, but over years of working: YES it is.

This statement from their abstract, "These data reveal a high prevalence of low back pain among students, which is rather alarming considering their young age."

Add years of work and years to life. Prolonged sitting is NOT good for you.

Low back pain among medical students. [Acta Orthop Belg. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.