subject: Features Of An Ergonomic Chair [print this page] The term "Ergonomics" means the scientific study of how the efficiency of a man is affected by the work environment. Ergonomic environment is designed to reduce effort and time, maximizing profitability. Providing a healthy work environment is necessary for any organization if it needs its employees to finish work on time. For this, it is the comfort of the employees that needs to be counted important to increase the profit. Therefore, ergonomic furniture, most importantly ergonomic chair, should be the first preference while setting up the business.
Ergonomic furniture helps to avoid muscular problems, back ache and to keep the spine erect. The most common ergonomic furniture items in the office nowadays are office chairs, office desks, computer mouse, keyboard and armrests. However, office chairs is the most important one as it provides support to the back and hips while working. It has been proved by the research that a well designed ergonomically designed chair increases productivity by about 8%.
A well designed ergonomic chair means that the chair should be adequate to provide cushioning to the lower back and has back rest that makes comfortable angle for the worker to work for hours without much stress. The chair must be suitable for the person who's sitting on it with adjustable height, width and lumbar support. This would entail that the best office chair is facilitated with levers to adjust the height in accordance with the worker's feasibility and normal width of 17 to 20 inches. The chair should give support to the lower back part as this part is where the problem starts from resulting in severe backaches or spinal problems. Most ergonomically manufactured chairs are equipped with armrests but some are not, in which case usually companies buy armrests separately. They are also important for the relaxation of the worker as it is necessary for doing many tasks especially those that are computer related. These chairs are also helpful in providing protection from chronic pain.
These few things should be kept in mind while buying the chair for office. There are several varieties of ergonomic office chairs to choose from; here are the three most beneficial ones:
Ergonomic Kneeling Chair
This chair is especially designed to reduce pressure from the seat area and move it to the leg region. It helps in relieving stress from the neck and shoulders while sitting upright and allows movements of the body while working.
Ergonomic Task Chair
This office chair suits best to the employees who are assigned repeated tasks like drafting and designing. It has adjustable features; one can adjust its height, width and depth according to their comfort position.
High Back Ergonomic Office Chair
These are the most common chairs used in offices and are often called as executive ergonomic chairs. These chairs add elegance and enhance professional look of the person using it. It has the most adjustable options of headrest, armrest, height width and depth as well as provides the tilt option for relaxing the body. These chairs are helpful in having proper body posture and proper alignment of the spine.
