| As modern life and high competition in all aspect, most | | | | enough width and depth to support any user |
| of us spend all time from 9 to 5 stick on our office | | | | comfortably. Generally, the standard of seat width is |
| chairs. Employees are chasing for their achievement | | | | during 17-20 inches wide. The depth from front to back |
| and working hard. Imagine, your work life as officer, | | | | of the seat must enough for each person to sit with |
| clerk, programmer, or animator, you have to spend | | | | his or her back against the backrest of the office chair |
| hours at your desk, working on the computer on your | | | | while leaving about 2 to 4 inches between the back of |
| desk, sitting in an uncomfortable pose which causing | | | | the knees and the seat of the office chair. The |
| severe harm to your body. | | | | forward or backward tilt of the seat should be able to |
| In fact, office chair should be designed to provide the | | | | adjust. |
| right kind of support to our backbones so that the | | | | Lower back support or lumbar support in an office |
| backbone is able to maintain its natural posture when | | | | chair is very essential as the lumbar spine has an |
| we are sitting on such office chairs for hours on end. | | | | inward curve, and sitting for long periods without |
| Sitting in an office chair for long periods of time can | | | | support the lumbar spine curve tends to lead to |
| absolutely result low back pain because sitting in an | | | | slouching and strains the structures in the lower spine. |
| office chair is a static posture with not much move | | | | An office chair should have a lumbar adjustment for |
| that increases stress in the back, neck, shoulders, arms | | | | both height and depth. So each user can get the |
| and legs. | | | | proper fit to support the inward curve of the lower |
| Furthermore, when sitting in an office chair for a long | | | | back. |
| period, most people tend to slouch over or slouch | | | | The backrest of an office chair should be 12 to 19 |
| down in the office chair, and this posture can | | | | inches wide. If the backrest is separate from the seat, |
| overstretch the spinal ligaments and strain the discs | | | | it should be adjustable in height and angle. It should be |
| and surrounding structures in the spine. This incorrect | | | | able to support the natural of each person spine curve |
| sitting posture can harm spinal structures and | | | | and the lumbar region. If the office chair seat and |
| contribute to or improve to back pain. We will discuss | | | | backrest is not just one piece, the backrest should be |
| some guiding principles for setting up one's office chair. | | | | adjustable in forward and back angles, with a locking |
| The office chair is certainly a key attributor to | | | | system to safe it from going too far backward once |
| workstation ergonomics to help prevent back strain | | | | the user has determined the suitable angle. |
| and promote overall good back health. | | | | Office chair armrests should also able to adjust. They |
| There are many concern we can choose an office | | | | should allow the user's arms and shoulder to rest |
| chair to fit our own need. Firstly, seat height should be | | | | comfortably. The elbows and lower arms should rest |
| easily adjustable. For most people, a seat height should | | | | lightly, and the forearm should not be on the armrest |
| range from about 16 to 21 inches off the floor which | | | | while typing. |
| allows the user to have his or her feet flat on the floor | | | | A right office chair is not only good for you back but it |
| with thighs horizontal and arms on the level of the | | | | also good for your work life. Find an appropriate office |
| height of the desk. | | | | chair to fit your own to fresh up your working life. |
| Seat width and depth, other complement, should have | | | | |