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Many health care professionals feel that poor posture is a significant cause of back pain. One study conducted in the mid-1970s concluded that sitting at a desk for eight hours a day, five days a week in an unsupported posture puts more stress on the disks, muscles and ligaments than any other posture, including standing. It's no great leap in logic also to conclude that working in this position, in pain, makes a person less efficient at his or her job. In the past 15 to 20 years, the number of visits to chiropractors have almost doubled, according to a study conducted in the US and Canada. The increase in visits has mirrored the rise in the number of chiropractors in the US, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health.