Wether you a Limousine Driver or Normalsine Driver or Pte Limo
Driver, our job requires us to be confine in our small
air-condition office with our hand holding onto steering wheel and
legs on the pedal most of the time.
We are sometimes at the wheel for more than 12 hours a day. In
our small ofice, there is little room for stretching and we has to
stay alert all the time. This sedentary job causes back muscles to
weaken. As a result, we are more at risk of lower back pain and
should do back strengthening exercises.
The root causes of most injuries from driving can be attributed
to sitting for long periods of time and whole-body vibration.
Prolonged periods of sitting also hinder proper blood flow and
can cause blood clots to form in the leg veins. The clots may then
block blood flow to and from the heart and lungs with serious
consequences.
Whole-body vibration triggers bursts of back muscle activity.
This unconscious activity causes neck and back muscles to get tired
more quickly, and reduces the support these muscles can give to the
spine. Even if the muscles are not working very hard, without rest
they will become fatigued which increases the risk of back injury.
Exposure to whole body vibration for a long time and the increased
disc pressure from sitting can injure your back.
Usually we will stop and take regular rest/stretch breaks for
several minutes every hour or two.
......Lower back pain (red) caused
by an improper sitting position while driving. This X-ray shows the
bones of the lower back to be curved rather than straight. Lower
back pain (lumbago) is extremely common, affecting most people at
some point in their lives. Poor posture is one of the major risk
factors.
Please share your routine practices in keeping yousef fit and
healthy.
Do you exercise regularly?
Or regular body massage?
Or you taking any health supplements?
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