Riding sidesaddle for extended periods causes lasting spinal pain.

Evidence

I rode sidewise till I was well through the town, long enough to produce a severe pain in my spine, which was not relieved for some time even after I had changed my position. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 159

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