| Almost all of us will experience back pain at one point | | | | backrest, ensuring a full range of back support. The |
| or another during our life, but when does it get to the | | | | keyboard tray allows the keyboard to be operated |
| point where proactive action needs to be taken? Most | | | | from a lower angle, reducing the wrist strain, and the |
| would not even think to consider that maybe their chair | | | | monitor arm encourages the user to have the monitor |
| is the reason why they are experiencing discomfort in | | | | at the proper eye level. |
| the first place, especially if the chair is not | | | | For severe back pain, there are only a few |
| ergonomically designed. When experiencing mild back | | | | recommended chairs that are designed to be perfectly |
| pain it is usually acceptable to get away with using a | | | | accommodating to the users back. The first is a |
| lumbar support cushion or an alternative seating | | | | company called ergoCentric, whom specializes in |
| method in order to get some relief. However, medium | | | | making chairs that have uniquely accommodating |
| back pain is where a truly ergonomic chair should be | | | | features for specific size users. In other words, you |
| considered. Medium back pain can be classified as pain | | | | can get one chair specifically built for a person that is |
| that requires you to get up from time to time, and | | | | 6'8", 245 lbs, and then get that exact same style of |
| re-adjust your posture. It prevents you from sitting | | | | chair for a person that is 5'3", 125 lbs. All of their chair |
| more than 2 hours at a time on a non-ergonomic chair. | | | | models come with a plethora of customization options, |
| Sitting in a standard office chair, with minimal back | | | | which allows for getting unique chairs per user. This |
| support, will not help alleviate the issues leading to | | | | simply means that you can have a chair built to your |
| medium back pain, and most times, will certainly | | | | specifications, which in turn allows specific, customized |
| aggravate the problem areas as well. Once you | | | | back pain relief based on the person's body build. |
| experience medium back pain, it is important to | | | | Another very unique chair that was built for back pain |
| understand that generic chairs will not suffice. A good | | | | is the Verte Chair, by RFM. Critically acclaimed for its |
| ergonomic chair will run you at least four hundred | | | | unique looks as much as its comfort, the chair features |
| dollars, depending on the features you select, but will | | | | a spine like backrest - each individual "vertebrae" |
| last you for a lifetime. Considering that medium back | | | | adjusts to provide specific pressure on the users back |
| pain is never an issue solved overnight, having a good | | | | at the exact points needed. The idea behind the chair |
| chair will be a big relief over the long term. Many times, | | | | is not revolutionary - providing support to areas that |
| the problem can be solved with a good ergonomic | | | | need it is a common function of more basic ergonomic |
| chair and re-addressing the posture and workstation of | | | | chairs - but the idea that the user can be supported on |
| the pain sufferer. Outfitting your desk with a monitor | | | | all or most points of their back is. |
| arm and a keyboard tray, along with a chair such as | | | | In short, severe back pain is not a trifling issue. There |
| Allseating's CPOD, is a simple enough solution. Enjoying | | | | are companies that specialize on making seating |
| the correct posture at your desk is critical as it | | | | solutions for these purposes and having the right |
| reduces the strain that is placed on your aggravated | | | | posture and right support is a critical step towards |
| back muscles. The proper posture, then, is defined | | | | achieving relief regardless of the level of back pain |
| simply as sitting right, not necessarily upright, but where | | | | you are suffering from. |
| one's lower back is flush with the lower back of the | | | | |