1 Surgery on the hip or knee may cause the leg to shrink. 2  Poor posture, where the pelvis is tilted so that one side is higher then the other, thus making the leg on the high side of the pelvis work as if it was shorter than the other leg.
v. sat (sÄt), sitÂ·ting, sits. v.intr. 1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks. 2. a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
Your doctor might suggest one if you have hemorrhoids, an anal fissure, or if you've just had a baby. You can easily draw one in your own bathtub. The word sitz comes from the German word âsitzen,â which means âto sit.â.