Squatting position
Squatting is a versatile posture where the weight of the body is on the feet but the knees and hips are bent. In contrast, sitting involves supporting the weight of the body on the ischial tuberosities of the pelvis, with the lower buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal object. The angle between the legs when squatting can vary from zero to widely splayed out, flexibility permitting. Another variable may be the degree of forward tilt of the upper body from the hips. Squatting may be either full or partial.
Crouching is usually considered to be synonymous with squatting. It is common to squat with one leg and kneel with the other leg.[1] One or both heels may be up when squatting. Young children often instinctively squat. Among Chinese, Southeast Asian and Eastern European adults, squatting often takes the place of sitting or standing.[2]
Resting position
Upaveśāsana (literally "sitting down pose"), also known as Mālāsana meaning "garland pose", or simply the yoga squat, is an asana.[11]
The āsana is a squat with heels flat on the floor and hip-width apart (or slightly wider if necessary), toes pointing out on a diagonal. The torso is brought forward between the thighs, elbows are braced against the inside of the knees, and the hands press together in front of the chest in Añjali Mudrā.[12]
Tai Chi
In
Urinating and defecating
The
When not urinating into a toilet, squatting is the easiest way for a female to direct the urine stream. If done this way, the urine will go forward. Some women use one or both hands to focus the direction of the urine stream, which is more easily achieved while in the squatting position.[19]
A partial squatting position (or "hovering") while urinating is often done to avoid sitting on a potentially contaminated toilet seat, but it may leave urine behind in the bladder[20] and it is not good for the pelvic floor.[21]
Wolves mark their territories in a standing, squatting, or raised-leg position. Dogs also mark their territories by urinating in a raised-leg or squatting position.[16]
Health
In East Asian cultures such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, postures with high
In the two common styles of kneeling, the
Risk of osteoarthritis
There is increased incidence of knee
In patients with tetralogy of Fallot
Toddlers and older children with the congenital heart disease
Squatting facets
The existence of squatting facets on the
Childbirth position
Various people have promoted the adoption of these alternative birthing positions, particularly squatting, for Western countries, such as Grantly Dick-Read, Janet Balaskas, Moysés Paciornik and Hugo Sabatino. The adoption of these alternative positions is also promoted by the natural childbirth movement.
The squatting position gives a greater increase of pressure in the pelvic cavity with minimal muscular effort. The birth canal will open 20 to 30% more in a squat than in any other position. It is recommended for the
In ancient Egypt, women delivered babies while squatting on a pair of bricks, known as birth bricks.[36]
Sexual position
There are versions of the "cowgirl" sex position where a woman is squatting over a man, who is lying on his back, instead of kneeling over him. These are referred to by different names such as Asian cowgirl, frog squat position, and froggystyle.[37] The woman can face forwards[38] or backwards (reverse).[39]
Etymology
Squatting comes from the Old French esquatir/escatir, meaning to "compress/press down".
See also
- Denis Parsons Burkitt – Irish surgeon (1911–1993)
- Di nixi – Ancient Roman birth deities
- Gopnik – A practitioner of a learned behavior attributed to Russian prison culture to avoid sitting on the cold ground
- Ilium – Also known as the Haunch bone
- List of human positions – Physical configurations of the human body
- Hunky punk – Decorative carvings on English buildings
- Lajja Gauri – Lotus-headed Hindu Goddess associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality
- Messenger (sculpture in Plymouth) – Sculpture erected in Plymouth, England
- Neutral spine– Concept in anatomy
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Hovering Over The Toilet
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- Zhang, Sarah (16 March 2018). "Why Can't Everyone Do the 'Asian Squat'?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.
- Kasuyama, Tatsuya; Sakamoto, Masaaki; Nakazawa, Rie (2009). "Ankle Joint Dorsiflexion Measurement Using the Deep Squatting Posture". J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 21 (2): 195–199.