Post B1PSu2PS7qNAeH0zCK by slothrop@chaos.social
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(DIR) Post #B1PPkWF23ZMCPcuV04 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-19T13:18:52Z
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Do you have back pain or problems? If you have had to change your life, eg. avoid doing something, or stay home due to your back or if it hurts often that's "having back problems"If you are taller than 164cm (5' 4.5") you are "tall." (In this formulation more men are tall than women, I'm interested in absolute height here so not breaking it down by gender. Data are bimodal but I don't think it matters much.)
(DIR) Post #B1PPkXdsqepWkzXrNI by matera@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-12-19T13:34:31Z
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@futurebird I had a hard time choosing. Currently. I have no back problems, but I did in the past so I finally picked "Short have..." 🤷
(DIR) Post #B1PPmAAz48j2Ybnhqq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-19T13:21:14Z
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Ya'll are too tall.
(DIR) Post #B1PPmBTSEx5uaBRyHQ by jerzone@techhub.social
2025-12-19T13:33:01Z
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@futurebird but I'm shrinking...
(DIR) Post #B1PPq7nPrC2gKkfMGm by ShiitakeToast@beige.party
2025-12-19T13:58:26Z
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@futurebird I checked tall no back pain, but I saw your other toot about parties where everyone has to stand. At those kinds of parties I have to stoop over to talk and listen to people. So after a party, I can be a bit sore. I’m not crazy tall… not like my colleague who can’t stand up straight on the subway. But I’m tall enough that it’s something people notice about me.
(DIR) Post #B1PPuDqjIBcCGaAahM by hosford42@techhub.social
2025-12-19T13:28:39Z
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@futurebird I'll be honest. It felt *really* weird answering that I was "tall", but I followed directions. I'm the tallest in my immediate family, but I'm still 2 inches below average (unless the average has increased, which it probably has).
(DIR) Post #B1PPuEv1JidpaBBX1c by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-19T13:30:54Z
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@hosford42 I think I should have done a poll to find the "average fediverse height" first. As a 5' 0" person ... ? You are tall. LOL.
(DIR) Post #B1PQ20KVRTpUeVoB1s by MennoWolff@ohai.social
2025-12-19T14:24:32Z
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@futurebird What made you pick 164 cm? That seems pretty short to me but I'm Dutch. Is it some national average or so?Could be that your average respondent is male and therefore skews the result?Whoa, I'm short, compared to 19yo's in my country. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country
(DIR) Post #B1PQ3nQMObSzCoOv44 by ZenHeathen@beige.party
2025-12-19T13:28:56Z
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@futurebird In my case, I know that my back pain is mostly from flat feet, and a sedentary job and lifestyle. I don't know that my height really comes into it, given those factors.
(DIR) Post #B1PQ44Co0Fj1FhBpnU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-19T14:24:56Z
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@MennoWolff I looked up the global average height.
(DIR) Post #B1PQOQTQv6ss6ifvvM by hosford42@techhub.social
2025-12-19T13:37:51Z
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@futurebird I only know one adult shorter than that IRL: my mom. Other short people like to stand next to her because it makes them feel tall. :)
(DIR) Post #B1PQmKiZyHZtCr9xHk by wxs@c.im
2025-12-19T14:32:54Z
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@futurebird first time to be called “talk”. > If you are taller than 164cm (5' 4.5") you are "tall."
(DIR) Post #B1PSu2PS7qNAeH0zCK by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-19T13:23:10Z
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@futurebird Thankfully no back pain. But as a lifelong desk jockey, I’ve started taking preventative measures early on, and it’s paying off.
(DIR) Post #B1PTZE9TNB8GwJBHsG by IcooIey@mastodon.green
2025-12-19T13:25:49Z
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@futurebird I picked tall no back pain, but I’m 5’5” and shrinking. So an edge case.
(DIR) Post #B1PWh09taBylifmGUi by ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network
2025-12-19T15:36:16Z
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@futurebird And we're in too much pain!
(DIR) Post #B1PXS2A3xEkVXcHZb6 by Sharksonaplane@mastodon.sandwich.net
2025-12-19T15:47:34Z
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@futurebird how is this perfectly even between pain and no pain for both tall people and short people right now, this is very impressive actually!
(DIR) Post #B1PZ8c7QktK5B6v1hQ by lffontenelle@mastodon.social
2025-12-19T16:06:28Z
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@futurebird Tall, very little back pain. Probably being over 40 it's hard not have any pain
(DIR) Post #B1PaJR5QDJRy6LhfuK by skotchygut@social.seattle.wa.us
2025-12-19T16:19:38Z
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@futurebird I certainly can have back pain if I don't work out or work out the wrong way but it isn't chronic.
(DIR) Post #B1PadOGAQu377tFDtY by wendinoakland@beige.party
2025-12-19T16:23:18Z
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@futurebird Short, occasional pain: SI joint trouble, old issue in mid back from swimming, skiing & over-torquing. Most everything is improved (or eliminated) by regular at-home Pilates.
(DIR) Post #B1Pg3HIhQevQqJanZo by crazyeddie@mastodon.social
2025-12-19T17:24:01Z
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@futurebird You walk upright but you evolved, for almost the entire history of your species, to walk on all fours. There are multiple, serious effects this has on the entire body. Especially in the back and abdominal organs, which can get tangled up and require surgery because they're supposed to hang on your spine for support but it's not there, it's on the side.You WILL have chronic back pain. Especially if you suffer any sort of minor injury like a tumble or something.
(DIR) Post #B1PtR9wliir4OE3JMO by rk@mastodon.well.com
2025-12-19T19:54:00Z
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@futurebird Do neck problems count? How high up does “back” go?
(DIR) Post #B1PtzQLhFCq36c3D6G by Wendelin@ohai.social
2025-12-19T20:00:06Z
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@futurebird What if you've shrunk. I used to be almost 5' 6", now I'm 5' 3". I've had back pain since a teenager, worse now as a senior.
(DIR) Post #B1QGKna4GJS4EMN0wC by glasspusher@beige.party
2025-12-20T00:10:33Z
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@futurebird first time I’ve been called tall
(DIR) Post #B1QbA6dTAs1BBEhhzc by pdkoenig@mstdn.social
2025-12-20T04:03:56Z
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@futurebird When I worked at Griffith Observatory, there were six people who worked on the floor with me plus one more in maint who were distinctly taller than me. I’m 6’1”. Some nights felt weird.
(DIR) Post #B1QfVxsWoUKaCxQToG by Edelruth@mastodon.online
2025-12-20T04:52:41Z
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@futurebird Oh! That's interesting.
(DIR) Post #B1VYMwicIPNWaG64o4 by jannem@fosstodon.org
2025-12-22T13:26:12Z
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@futurebird At 165cm my japanese wife qualifies as "tall". Perhaps a slightly less petite definition of "tall" might work better?
(DIR) Post #B1VYPvLdqdvNCZlqBE by oblomov@sociale.network
2025-12-22T13:26:43Z
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@futurebird @hosford42 yeah I'd be curious to see the poll results with a better distribution of height information.
(DIR) Post #B1VYcUkO3paQSuL6P2 by caitp@mstdn.social
2025-12-22T13:28:59Z
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@futurebird after doing physio for over a year, the thing that has really done the most for my back pain has been deadlifts, planking and pushups. not a ton, just a few times a day for a few weeks, has migrated and shrunk the pain to the point I realized yesterday it's basically* gone (*still not totally gone, but very different now from what it was)
(DIR) Post #B1VYfd63TSBrEHy96u by DaleOh@beige.party
2025-12-22T13:29:34Z
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@futurebird 6'2", currently wearing a back brace and leaning into an ice pack. So yeah