Basically, sitting in the same position for long periods of
time causes the pressure resting on the back muscles and spinal discs to
increase significantly.
The amount of pressure on the back muscles and spinal discs
is the main reason why we often experience back pain when sitting for hours in
front of a computer screen. Not only back pain, but also the arms, legs,
shoulders and neck are not immune to the pain of sitting all day in the office.
Such conditions are certainly very harmful given that when
we are in the office we are obliged to work as well as possible according to
the expectations of the company. High enthusiasm and dedication will be in vain
when back and forth attacks of back pain.
As a result, instead of focusing on
our work, we focus on back pain, which never stops. If you have this, your
productivity will decrease and, ultimately, your achievement will not be
fulfilled.
This blog describe one solution to avoid back pain when working is to replace
traditional office chairs with ergonomic chairs. It is considered that
ergonomic chairs are able to distribute the pressure that is concentrated in
the spine while holding the back perfectly so that we always sit with the
correct posture.
Because, sitting in an incorrect position, such as leaning,
bending, degenerating, which often happens when we use traditional chairs, can
worsen the condition of our backs. But having
sophisticated office furniture such as ergonomic chairs will be useless if we
don't configure it correctly according to our position. To know the correct
configuration of the ergonomic chair, let's check the following three.
Do elbows form at a 90 degree angle when the palms touch the
surface of the table or the computer keyboard?
An indication that we have managed to adjust the height of
the chair correctly if our elbows form a 90 degree angle when both hands are in
a writing position on the computer keyboard.
If our elbows do not form an angle of 90 degrees, then we
must raise or lower the height of the chair until our elbows form an angle of
90 degrees. Also make sure that we also sit as comfortable and as close as
possible to the table so that the arms are parallel to the spine.
Is there space as big
as a fist between the back of the calf and the front of the chair?
To know the width of the seat cushion correctly, we can
measure it by inserting a fist between the back of our calves and the front of
the chair when we sit upright with the back pressed back.
If the fist cannot enter the space between the calf and the
chair, it is likely that the seat cushion is too wide. When using an ergonomic
chair, this can be avoided by sliding the backrest forward so that the ideal
seat width can be obtained.
Does the backrest fit
the posture of the spine?
We get the ideal backrest when our backs are fully
compatible. Our backrests can be fully compatible when the backrests of thechairs conform to the characteristics of the column.
Ergonomic chairs generally have additional supports for the
lower back (lumbar support) that can reduce the load on the back when sitting.
This support can also be adjusted so that we can adjust the height according to
our spine posture.
Those are some important things that should be highlighted
when using an ergonomic chair. However, no matter how perfect the ergonomic
chair we have, sitting for long periods of time is very dangerous to health.
For this reason, it is recommended to take many restful breaks, walking or
going up and down stairs to avoid the latent danger of sitting for hours.
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