Health Tips for using Office Chairs
 

Office Chairs form an essential part of the office furniture. Good and comfortable office chairs are believed to be necessary to ensure effective functioning. Besides this, employees demand for ergonomically designed chairs as improper positioning may lead to certain problems in different parts of the body. A chair should be of a kind that provides a good functional position ensuring proper physical functioning and comfort. Below mentioned are some of the tips that will help you in working in a comfortable manner.



Eyes:

• It is important to position your chair height appropriately so that the monitor/screen is at the level of your eyes.
• You may adjust the monitor height by making use of the monitor riser.
• It is advised not to lean over the monitor that may stress the eyes.
• The viewing distance must be between 45 to 90 centimeters from the computer screen.
  
• Poor lightening may strain your eyes. Therefore, place your chair under a proper illuminated area.

Shoulders/Neck/Head:

• It is usually advised by the experts to avoid awkward movement of neck and leaning over the monitor.
• Choose proper monitor height. This can be done by using laptop or a monitor riser.
• Maintenance of proper posture is important. This can be done by keeping shoulders, hips and ears straight.
• Choosing the right working surface height is a great idea. This can be done by adjusting the chair height accordingly.

Hands/Writs:

• Bending hands must be avoided while typing. The writs must be at a same level of the mouse and the keyboard.
• Place your forearms parallel to the surface.
• The elbow must be at a level with keyboard’s home row.
• Make use of keyboard wrist rest as well as mouse wrist rest.
• Use a different keyboard with the laptop

Feet/Legs:

• Make sure that you get desired space from back to knees (at least 50mm).
• Make use of foot rest to support feet and legs.
• Enhancing the blood circulation in legs is important. For this, it is avoid sitting in the similar posture for a long time.
• Make use of proper seating height. Keep thighs parallel to floor, knees at the level of hips and feet to be flat.

Back:

• You must avoid sitting in same posture or position for long hours.
• Make use of back support to avoid pain.
• Maintenance of proper body structure is necessary. This can be done by placing thighs parallel to floor.
• Sitting in the same position particularly in the slumped posture may lead to stressed muscles, ligaments, bones, C shapes spine. It can also reduce the flow of blood to spine resulting in chronic back pain.