High heels, heavy bags, and bad postures: habits that quietly damage your spine
From heels that carry your spine forward for heavy bags, which balance your shoulders, everyday options silently stress the body. Experts say that small twics today can prevent years of back, neck and joint pain.
They move, fall, or run into a clinic without any accident. Nevertheless, they complain of back pain, hard neck, or shoulder pain that will not just go away. Dr. According to Chandra Sekhar Danana, Senior Consultant, Orthopedics, Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, these everyday strains are often not caused by major injuries, but due to small habits, people repeat every day without realizing tolls on their body.
When fashion turns into stress
For example, high heels remain a popular option despite their orthopedic results. Dr. Danana said, “Heel shoes pursue the center of their gravity. To remain balanced, your lower back arches absorb more, knee absorbs excess stress, and keep the calf muscles in a small position for hours.”
Over time, this unnatural alignment leads to pain and hardness. He said, “Over time, this imbalance in the posture can trigger back pain, foot tightness, and subtle changes to how to make contact while walking your feet,” he said. The message is not to ban heels but to moderate their use. “It’s not that it is wrong to wear heels, but wear them for a long time, day after day, takes a toll.”
Weight of a shoulder bag
Another common criminal is reliable handbags or laptop bags that people sling on a shoulder. While it seems convenient, it quietly resumes the posture.
“Most people take it to the same side every day, without realizing how the body is compensated,” Dr. Danana told. “The shoulder lifts slightly, the spine bends on one side, and the neck muscles tighten on one side, while on the other side do overseching.”
It creates muscle imbalance that can progress to hardness, pain, or even nerve compression. “If your bag feels like a burden by evening, it is probably,” he warned.
Problems at work and comfort
The biggest, most unseen factor is asana. Sitting at a desk or quietly tilting the neck when removing the chip on the health of the spinal.
Dr. Danana said, “One slipped while working, a folded neck, or on the spine for a long time, standing everywhere without uneven stress,” Dr. Danana said. “Over time, the muscles weaken, where they should not, where they should not, and the spine starts adjusting in a bad condition.”
And it is not just office posture that matters. Even how we relax can be harmful. He said, “Sinking in a couch with the neck while watching TV, or lying on the bed through the phone, may feel comfortable, but this situation can quietly put the neck and upper spine under stress,” he explained.
Simple improvement
Good news? Most of these issues do not require major medical intervention, simply awareness and short lifestyle adjustment.
“Choose comfort on the habit,” Dr. Danana advised. “If you often wear heels, give your feet a break with a flat or cushion shoe. Swap your heavy shoulder bag for a backpack, or at least switch to the shoulders at least. And if your job is sitting, check the screen at the level of the eyes every hour.”
Even the matter of small breakdown. He said, “A two -minute stretch or a quick walking around the room can reset your spine,” he said.
