The Myths and Facts of Sitting Up Straight
Do you always find yourself being distracted from working because of spasm in your lower back? Do you often feel tenderness in your muscles accompanied by numbness in your joins and other tired body parts? If you do, then maybe it is the sitting that causes such discomforts.
If you believe that sitting up straight can alleviate the pain, then you have to turn your back to such belief. Because the truth is, sitting up straight doesn’t help lessen discomfort, rather, it just aggravates such negative condition.
Yes, office furniture designers and manufacturers may need to go back to their drawing board to create the perfect sitting position after a new study revealed the best way to work.
A recent study at the Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen have shown that sitting up straight to keep a right posture, may not be the best position for the human spine and have suggested to workers to adopt a relaxed position instead.
Using a new form of magnetic resonance imaging popularly known as MRI, research discovered that an office chair which allows an angle of over 125 degrees between the thighs and the torso is ideal for good posture and can help prevent slip discs in employees’ backs.
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November 6, 2007The Healthy Way to Sit
There are now more than 27 million people who work at home at least part-time, according to a survey by the International Data Corp. The number grows about eight percent each year. It is no doubt that more and more people prefer the home-office set up than the traditional eight to five job in the office, where you had to reach through commute. The problem with a home-office work is that most people who opt for this ignore the need for acquiring the right office furniture, especially when it comes to seating.
An office chair if not the most, is an important office furniture you will ever purchase. Injuries — from stiff necks to severe conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome — are related to computer work, and your seating furniture. According to Ellen Kolber, a New York-based ergonomic consultant, a chair is very crucial in an office environment. A firmly cushioned chair on rollers that has adjustable everything: seat height and tilt, back angle, and arm rests, is the ideal piece. She also added that a chair should help you maintain good alignment.
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November 1, 2007Types of Office Chairs for the Workplace
Perhaps the essential office furniture of the ever progressive workplace, the office chair is now regarded as the defining indicator of one’s professional career. Being a major part of an employee’s day at work, the office chair speaks of one’s status. Executive office chairs, for example, adorn the room of the CEO. On the other hand, ergonomic and comfortable office chairs speak of dedicated and hardworking individuals. Without a doubt, office chairs are not just pieces of furniture. Today, they now define the nature of its occupants.
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October 26, 2007An Office Chair that Can Do Wonders
Oftentimes, you find yourself surrounded by several different pieces of office furniture, each with different function. Their purpose seem to make sense at first but sooner or later, you get to realize that what you’ve had is just a waste of space and most of all, a waste of money after learning that you can have all the functions you need just from one piece of office furniture—a multi-purpose chair.
Surely, a chair is only a chair where you can sit back while relaxing or doing tasks until you learn that there is such a chair that can do magic! Yes, these are called Trey chairs.
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October 24, 2007The Different Types of Office Chairs
There are four different types of the office chair, and they vary to the type of work that is being required of it, and the capacity of the chair to support. For every office requirement there will surely be something that will fit your workspace needs, so read on and find out what is yours.
The Ergonomic and Task Chairs. Task chairs have become ideal because it caters to individuals who have to spend large amounts of time seated and focused on their daily tasks. The task or operator chairs are highly ergonomic for its easy adjustable features and ample body support structure.
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October 19, 2007Guide to Office Chairs
With an increase in the population of the workforce, the demand for a more flexible office chair followed suit. Since it has been given that people differ in sizes and shapes, the quest to find the most flexible and dynamic office chair is on. Generally, an office chair must stand correctly so that you could you’re your feet comfortably on the floor. Your back must also be fully supported by the chair; your upper legs and torso must form an angle between 90 and 105 degrees. It should have a tilting mechanism, and it should be able to accommodate frequent posture changes. Hence, here is a very important guide question that will help you to get through all your office chair needs: how much will the chair be used?
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October 18, 2007An Ergonomic Computer Chair
The ergonomic computer office chair offers you comfort and support, while providing overall support to every area of the body that can become irritated from long periods of sitting in an office chair for work. You can take steps to avoid pain and discomfort with an ergonomic computer chair.
The number one reason is the benefits you receive from the chair as far as comfort and support of areas that need proper support when sitting for periods. The six reasons why the ergonomic computer chair is beneficial are:
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October 17, 2007The Perfect Office Chair
Sedentary workers are prone to compounding back pains and neck strain due to the long hours they spend sitting on non-ergonomic chairs. Work related injuries such as these fracture a company’s workforce resulting in a decrease of productivity. To avoid this, it is important to choose the right type of office chair that promotes good posture and provides support to the lower back.
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October 13, 2007Types of Office Chairs for the Workplace
Perhaps the essential office furniture of the ever progressive workplace, the office chair is now regarded as the defining indicator of one’s professional career. Being a major part of an employee’s day at work, the office chair speaks of one’s status. Executive office chairs, for example, adorn the room of the CEO. On the other hand, ergonomic and comfortable office chairs speak of dedicated and hardworking individuals. Without a doubt, office chairs are not just pieces of furniture. Today, they now define the nature of its occupants.
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October 12, 2007Adjusting Your Ergonomic Office Chair
The adjustable features of a highly ergonomic office chair is what makes it click to most users. Having the power and authority to adjust essential factors such as the height and the backrest all mean that the user can enjoy the chair in all its capabilities. Hence, here are a few important things that you should know before you get started on adjusting your office chair.
You will find a mechanism that interacts with your right at the center of your chair. Since not all human beings have the same, uniformed seating requirements, it is the job of the office chair designer to implement different degrees of adjustment for the comfort of the user.
There are three seating positions that enhance the ergonomics of the office chair in the workstation. One is the forward/recline position for those who have dedicated tasks; the upright position for those who have dedicated tasks, or multi tasks; and the backward/recline position for a more relaxed position.
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