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10/07/2024

WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW SQUAT…

About 4,900 years ago, the Egyptians invented chairs, and the human spine has never been the same. Before humans had chairs, they squatted. Archeologists know this from markings on the bones of Neanderthal, paleolithic, and neolithic remains. For our ancestors, the deep squat was a comfortable position supported with minimal muscular activity and used to complete tasks low to the ground or to relax.

People in Asian, African, Caribbean, and Latin American countries never abandoned the deep squat. If you’ve traveled to India or China, you’ve probably seen people tending their wares in the market in a relaxed squatting position. The cultural popularity of the deep resting squat may play a role in variations in the global pervasiveness of back pain. Estimates from the most recent Global Burden of Disease study found that Central Latin America, East Asia, the Caribbean, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest prevalence of low back pain. In contrast, Europe and North America had the highest prevalence of low back pain.

All humans are born with the deep squat wired into their physiology. Watch children and you’ll see them maintain a deep sustained squat as they play. Toddlers have almost double the dorsiflexion of adults giving them the advantage of: Click here to read more and view a re**us femoris technique video: https://erikdalton.com/technique-tuesday-newsletter/?2024-July9