20 Eye-Opening Medical Facts That You Should Keep In Your Mind

17. Sitting straight in a chair for long periods of time during work is not good for your back, says a study. Instead, researchers suggest a 135-degree lean backwards to be a much better position to sit.

The patients in the study were asked to use three different sitting positions – a forward hunched slouch, upright position and a relaxed backward leaning position. It was found that the spinal cord had to bear more weight while sitting upright which causes the disks to move and hence result in pain and damage.