More People in the Office Boosts Office Furniture Industry
Research and Markets has offered their latest industry report: the Office Furniture Market Report. This was started in 2006.
This was made to specifically cater to the growing industry of office furniture. This was spurred by their first report stating that the market for office furniture in the UK, including imports and exports, was estimated to be worth PS908.3m in 2005, at manufacturers’ selling prices (msp). This is a 1.3 percentage increase from the previous year.
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DVT: A Health Threat for the Diligent Worker
Deep Vain Thrombosis, also known as DVT, is a deadly disorder that can be acquired in the office. Workers sitting at prolonged periods of time, usually behind their office computer, can develop a blood clot that is found to be fatal.
DVT, dubbed as e-thrombosis, was observed in man who worked eight hours sitting at his desk. By the time he was done working, the doctors found a blood clot that reached up to his lungs. The disorder could be fatal if the man took more time sitting in the office for it could have reached his brain. At than condition, he could have died.
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Prevent DVT or Blood Clot: Choose Good Office Furniture
DVT or Deep Vain Thrombosis is dubbed as e-thrombosis because of its prevalence among the working sector. It is a condition of blood clotting that can be developed when one is sitting for prolonged periods of time. It impedes normal blood circulation, thus causing a clot of blood which can be fatal if it reaches the vital organs of the body like the brain.
Since office trend nowadays meant a sedentary lifestyle, where the norm makes people sit in front of their computers all day, DVT becomes more threatening to this office generation.
As they say, prevention is still better than cure. Here are some ways to prevent blood clotting in the office, or DVT:
Invest in good office furniture. Choose ergonomically-designed chairs, and other office furniture meant for seating. Ergonomic chairs allow proper blood circulation, back support, and arm rest.
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