Ergonomic Chairs

Work related injuries are quire common and despite improvements in furniture, the injuries are on the increase. One of the major reason for this is that for years, we did not realize that

The standard furniture that we have had for the past decades is not for everyone. We have individuals of all sizes, weight and height and thus we need to have custom designed furniture. One of the first ergonomically designed furniture was the chair ad it has helped thousands of individuals. However, having a chair alone is not adequate to lessen the stress on the body. Ergonomically available furniture has one thing in common, the principle of adjust ability and this has helped the utilization of such furniture for all types of work. If ergonomic chairs are used, and if one uses a desk to work on, there are certain things one can do to ease the stress on the body.

• one should sit far back in the chair with the hips pushed backwards
• the seat height should be adjusted so that the feet are flat on the floor
• The back of the seat should be inclined anywhere from 100-110”. Placing the chair at 90” can cause stress on the lower back
• The arm rest should always be adjusted so that the upper arms and shoulders appear relaxed and have a full range of motion. The majority of individuals who have neck pain is because the arm rests are placed too high.