He is an icon of male beauty but Michelangelo's David is far from being physically perfect with a bad back, weak hip and even hammer toes, according to a health expert, David Herdman. The problem is poor posture and lack of flexibility, he says, it is thrust forward and pushing into one hip, so he will have a weakness in one hip and suffer from lower back weakness and pain. “If you look at the rear view, you will find that the right buttock is not as strong as it should be because he is sitting into the hips, and the weight distribution is all wrong.”

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一位名叫大卫·赫德曼的健康专家指出，尽管米开朗琪罗的“大卫”一直是男性健美的典范，但他背部无力，臀部虚弱，足部扁平，体形远非完美。赫德曼说，问题就在于雕像的站姿不对，缺乏韧性。身体重心倾斜使一边臀部承受压力，会造成他一边臀部受损，引起腰部下端的损伤和剧痛，“如果从后看，你会发现他的右臀并不像我们认为的那么坚实有力，因为他整个儿都‘坐’在那上面了，身体重力分布完全不对。”