tightened or too relaxed. As a result, you can become more likely to have chronic low back pain or injure yourself while performing everyday activities.
The curvature of the spine can start to be impacted by muscular imbalance. This can lead to functional scoliosis. Functional scoliosis is a curvature of the spine to the left or the right that can be caused by issues with the muscle and joint imbalance. Since your hips are connected to your pelvis, years of sitting on a wallet can cause you to have pain in the hip joints as well.
What To Do Instead?
Instead of keeping your wallet in your back pocket during travel or commutes to work, put your wallet into a safe place in your car, like the glove box or center console until you reach your destination. While at work, you can lock your wallet into a desk drawer. Another option is to carry your wallet in your front pocket while working, commuting, or always carry it in your front pocket.
If for the last 10 years, you’ve worked at a desk for 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, you’ve sat on your wallet for over 20,000 hours! Yikes! Repetitively sitting on an uneven surface can cause lumbar, pelvic and hip joint disorders such as osteoarthritis and misalignment.
Who Can Help If You Already Have Pain?
After you have removed your wallet from your back pocket, you may still have some pain present. Chiropractic treatment can address issues that arise from carrying your wallet in your back pocket. A chiropractor can provide a chiropractic adjustment to address the misalignment of the pelvis, spine, and hips.
The adjustment will help to restore the normal movement in the joints that have been impacted by