Squatting is a pose in which a person sits without support under the buttocks, bending his knees and resting on his feet.
Use
The pose is usually taken at rest or during bowel movements . Women can also squat during urination, childbirth or sexual intercourse. Squatting is used as an exercise in yoga ( en: Malasana ) and some martial arts.
The phenomenon of squatting was investigated by Marcel Moss . He drew attention to the fact that the popularity of this pose is due to age (children take it more often than adults) and cultural affiliation (the habit of squatting disappears with the development of society) [1] . Mathematician V. A. Uspensky , like Moss, highly appreciates the benefits of this technique and suggests including it in the school curriculum [2] .
Side effects and contraindications
According to some doctors, squatting can provoke gastroesophageal reflux disease [3] or rupture of the meniscus [4] . In patients with osteoarthritis, the pose is contraindicated [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Moss M. Body Techniques
- ↑ Uspensky V. A. Materials for the classification of civilizations
- ↑ Delyagin V.M. et al. Gastroesophageal reflux disease in children // Russian Medical Journal
- ↑ Korolev A.V. Sports injuries of the knee joint Archived copy of August 6, 2013 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lesnyak O. M. Education of patients with osteoarthritis (inaccessible link)