Photo: Dmytro Zinkevych (Shutterstock)In the past year, as more people have been working from home, physical therapists have been seeing an increase in patients with “dead butt syndrome,” or DBS for short, which is pain, numbness, and tingling in the butt, which can often extend to the lower back and legs. Is dead butt syndrome a real medical diagnosis? You’ll sometimes see dead butt syndrome referred to as “gluteal amnesia,” with the cause said to be that the glutes have forgotten how to fire. G/O Media may get a commissionHow does dead butt syndrome develop? How to avoid dead butt syndromeThe majority of people who develop DBS do so because they are sitting all day.

Source: The Nation July 15, 2021 14:26 UTC