You more than likely spend most of your time throughout the day sitting at a computer. It's today's way of life. Few people realize just how much pressure sitting has on the intervertebral discs though.

Believe it or not, there have been studies on that very thing though, and the results might surprise you. Not only is sitting hard on the spine, it's one of the hardest things on your spine.

In between your vertebrae are discs. These discs act as shock absorbers. As we age, the discs change. If the discs in between the vertebrae get damaged, this can lead to a host of problems.

Sometimes you hear about people having herniated discs or ruptured discs. To keep it simple, let's just say that the more we abuse a disc, the more likely it is to get damaged. So we want to try to limit the amount of damage done to it. And that's where sitting comes in. Read more.

-Jason Hodge, Medical Exercise Specialist, Katy, TX

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