你的身材勺形or桥形？正确站姿教你远离背痛

 Are you as straight-backed as a ballerina, or as hunched¹ as a dinosaur²?Your 'posture³ profile' can identify whether you will suffer from aches and pains in later life, the British Chiropractic Association has said.

你是像芭蕾舞演员腰背挺直，还是像恐龙一样弯腰驼背缩成一团？英国脊椎治疗协会称，从你的“站姿”可以看出你年老时会不会遭受疾病疼痛。

People whose heads lean forward are most likely to suffer back pain, its survey found.

该协会研究调查发现，习惯把头向前倾的人最有可能会腰背酸痛。

Whether you are a 'spoon', 'bridge', 'leaning tower' or 'flat-pack' will determine your risk of having problems later. While previous indicators⁴ have focused on body shapes, with larger-breasted women and 'apple' shapes being seen as a warning sign, this new research shows posture could be key in preventing back pain.  

你是“勺形”还是“桥形”、“斜塔形”或是“直板形”身材，这都会决定你以后身体会不会出毛病。先前研究将侧重点放在人的体型上，认为胸大，“苹果形”身材的女人身体更容易出毛病，而这项新研究表明站姿很可能会是预防背痛的关键因素。

你的身材勺形or桥形？正确站姿教你远离背痛

A quarter of women suffer pain lasting⁵ between one and three days starting at the relatively⁶ young age of 34, the survey found.'Leaning towers' - women whose heads lean forward - are most likely to report pain, with almost six in ten with this posture already suffering and three in ten having daily twinges.

该项调查发现，背痛持续时间在一到三天的女性当中，有四分之一的人在34岁这么一个相对比较年轻的年龄就会开始出现背痛的症状。“斜塔性”身材（头往前倾）的女性最容易出现背痛的症状，经常保持这种姿势的女性中有将近60%的人已经患有背痛，并且有30%的女性身体每天都会出现刺痛。

Being a 'bridge' with an arched back was the second worse posture, followed by a 'spoon' position with rounded shoulders but a flat back.

身体后屈的“勺形”体型被认为是第二糟糕的姿势，圆肩平脊的“桥形”姿势最糟。

Tim Hutchful, a registered chiropractor and member of the British Chiropractic Association, said women looking to stave off back pain should try to keep their head and ankles in line.

英国脊椎治疗协会会员兼注册按摩师蒂姆·哈曲福称：女性想要避免背痛的话应该试着将头和膝盖保持在一条直线上。

'The perfect posture should give you a neutral side-on appearance, with your ears, shoulders, hips⁷, knees and ankles in line.’

“最佳的姿势应该是从侧面看时你的身姿是笔直的，耳朵、肩膀、臀部、膝盖和脚踝都保持在一条线上。”

1 hunched   

（常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦）耸肩弓身的，伏首前倾的

参考例句：

• He sat with his shoulders hunched up. 他耸起双肩坐着。
• Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette. 斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。

2 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。

3 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

4 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。

5 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》