Office Chair Ergonomics
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Feb 27th, 2009 |
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To find an office chair that is just right can be hard. OfficeAnything.com offers a generous offering of adjustable office chairs to suit most needs.
Finding one that adjusts properly can make the difference in terms of finding proper support.
“Ergonomic” is a term widely used for office chairs throughout the office chair industry and yet if you asked manufacturers to define it chances are you would get many differing answers and opinions.
The truth is that an ergonomic office chair is really just a concept, a convenient term that has found favor with the office seating market. Dictionary definitions of ergonomics vary widely stressing words like productivity, fatigue, discomfort, efficiency, safety etc.
So, here is a definition of ergonomics in relation to an office chair according to Phillip P. Swindle Sr., CRM/VP Sales & Marketing at Info PRO Concepts, Inc.
“Ergonomic chairs adapt naturally and adjust precisely to fit people of all sizes and postures doing all kinds of activities, all day long. They provide a full compliment of adjustments to provide enhanced posture, superior comfort, and body support. Ergonomics inherently increase employee productivity by reducing fatigue. All of our ergonomic chairs are physically responsive, whether the user is in motion or at rest, our chairs spontaneously support the preferred posture, increasing circulation.”
**OfficeAnything.com specializes in office furniture for almost any application; Ergonomic Chair or Training Tables, check them first.
One of the biggest overlooked areas of an ergonomic office chair is seat depth adjustment. Properly adjusted, Seat Depth helps users maintain proper back support, while distributing their weight evenly across the seat cushion.
Just think about when you go shopping for trousers or jeans, most stores offer a choice of 3 or 4 leg lengths for your size, or an oversize leg length that can be altered to your needs. If your upper leg measurement doesn’t suit the chair’s seat depth you still won’t be comfortable in it, even though your leg length seems right for it.
When correctly set up the seat depth of your Ergonomic Office Chair should be adjusted so you are able to place your clenched fist between the edge of the chair’s seat pad and the back of your knee.
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