Or you’re storing too many items in your back pocket.
If you’re stuffing your belongings into your pockets and sitting on them instead, you’re also causing yourself potential problems. “A thick wallet or large smartphone that is constantly carried in the back pocket of pants and repeatedly sat upon has been reported as a source of chronic low back pain,” says Anand. “Health care providers have actually given this type of problem a name: wallet neuropathy.”
“What happens when sitting on a large wallet or bulky cell phone is an abnormal twisting of the spine and a compression of nerves that extend through the buttocks and down each leg. These abnormal motions can result in dysfunction and pain over time.”
