A five year long study actually compared various postures, and it turns out that sitting in an upright position is actually more likely to give you neck pain down the road, especially in women.

一項長達五年的研究實際上比較了各種姿勢，結果發現，以直立的姿勢坐著，實際上更有可能讓你在以後的日子裡出現頸部疼痛，尤其是女性。

In fact, studies have actually concluded that this more relaxed posture may actually be protective against future pain.

事實上，研究實際上已經得出結論，這種更放鬆的姿勢實際上可能對未來的疼痛有保護作用。

Other research also suggests that a lot of spinal pain is actually linked to poor sleep, low physical activity and high stress, not posture.

其他研究還表明，很多脊柱疼痛實際上與睡眠不好、體力活動少和壓力大有關，而不是與姿勢有關。

So what should you do, apart from addressing sleep stress and activity?

那麼，除了解決睡眠壓力和活動問題外，你應該怎麼做？

One of the best tactics research has honed in on is switching up your position more frequently through the day.

研究發現，最好的戰術之一是在一天中更頻繁地轉換你的位置。

So if you're going to be sitting in one position for an extended period of time, just make sure you're switching it up.

是以，如果你要長時間以一種姿勢坐著，就確保你要換個姿勢。