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Last Updated: Jan 10, 2023
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Putting Wallet in Back Pocket can Cause Fat Wallet Syndrome/Lower Back Pain

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Dr. Priyanka Saini (P.T.)Physiotherapist • 8 Years Exp.Anti Natal & Post Natal Pilates Workshop, Diversified Cupping Technique Workshop, Postural Kinesiology Taping Workshop, Advanced Dry Needling Workshop, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Master in Physiotherapy
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  • Wallet can be one of the reason for your back and the waist pain, and it can even lead to shooting pains down the legs. Sitting on a wallet for prolonged hours leads to the compression of sciatic nerve, which is right behind your hip joint, gets pinched between the wallet and your hip itself, and can sometimes be diagnosed as sciatica/piriformis syndrome also known as fat wallet syndrome. 
  • Think about sitting on an uneven surface with one hip higher, after long hours, day after day, and year after year. Over time this will chronically shorten one side of your body and one side of the pelvis can become “stuck” in an elevated position, which puts more stress on your spine. Instead of sitting upright, you actually round your lower back which can sometime leads to a reason for your lower back pain.
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