It was very appropriate when Dr Jug in Dear Zindagi says, “How many chairs do we check out before we find that one chair?” and draws similarities between choosing the right life-partner and choosing the right chair.[1] If not for all, at least for those office goers who spend maximum of their time on their chair in front of computer.(May be the total number of hours they spend on their chair, throughout their lifetime, exceeds the time spent with their spouse)

Neutral Body Posture

What form does the human body naturally assume when all physical influences, including the pull of gravity, stop affecting it? NASA conducted research using Skylab, America’s first space station.Photos of crew members were taken while they physically relaxed in the microgravity conditions of space. These photos demonstrated that the body automatically entered into a particular posture with certain angles made by the joints and certain positions assumed by the limbs. NASA later published specifications for what it called neutral body posture. [2]The neutral body posture (NBP) is the posture the human body naturally assumes in zero gravity. This offloads musculoskeletal stress and reduces pressure on the diaphragm and spine. Neutral body posture supports the natural curvature of the spine and body achieves equidistant spacing of the vertebrae and an ideal balance in the muscles, tendons and ligaments.