Anatomy of an Office ChairWritten by Nick Telford
The office chair is ubiquitous in every part of office - in cubicles, CEO's room, conference rooms, cafeteria, reception area and more. Whatever area, purpose is singular - to sit down in a comfortable and healthy manner.The office chair is no longer just another piece of furniture. A lot of thought and science goes into designing office chairs. This is because a wrong selection of office chair can be harmful for your health. The principles of ergonomics are frequently used to provide a pain free work environment. Here are some key points to look out for in a well-designed office chair - 1. Chair Height - The height of office chairs should be easily adjustable. For this, office chair has to be fitted with a pneumatic adjustment lever. The lever should be able to move your chair height between 16 to 21 inches from floor. This is important so that user can sit according to height of table. The office chair should not be too high or so low, that user is slouching or straining at table. Elbows should be at a 90 angle to table. The feet should be flat on floor. An important thing is to ensure that knees are at a lower height than hips. This encourages natural 'double C' curvature of spine that provides upright support to body.
| | What Is The Perfect Office Chair?Written by Nick Telford
Office chairs come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Ergonomics tells us about a healthy design for office chair. Chairs can come with adjustable parts. Yet, human body also comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are tall some are short. Some require a bigger chair width and some would prefer a smaller width. Sadly, body cannot be as flexible as an ergonomic office chair! Although, it is not possible to find 'perfect' office chair to suit everybody, it is quite possible to adjust us to all types of seating arrangements. You do a lot of sitting around as part of our lifestyles. You sit at park benches, at home in front of TV, in car and spent most of your time in office sitting on chairs. With so many different types of chairs, it is not possible to lug around 'perfect' chair. You have to deal with whatever is available at restaurant, on airplane or in bus. A heightened awareness of how you sit can help you to adjust to office chair. However, you can try to get perfect office chair because that is very much within your reach. This is important because a wrong chair can wreck havoc on your back.
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