Office Chairs that save You from so much Back Pain

If you work from home these days (like the previous six months), and everything sitting-in front of your laptop for hours — the last one was wearing it, maybe it’s time for you to invest in an ergonomic chair. What does ergonomic meaning mean? I'm glad you asked! "Ergonomic means something that is or is designed to be efficient and comfortable in the workplace," said Candace Morton, PT, DPT at ProRehab Physical Therapy. So combine that description with the chair, and it has flexible settings to suit your posture while performing sedentary activities. “Other changes may include the height of the resting arms, the movement of the chair, and the flexible skin flexion and height of the seat,” explains Morton.

Benefits?

He says finding the right seat for a full day that fits your body is important to help reduce the severity of conditions caused by poor posture including, but not limited to sciatica, hip pain, low back pain, neck pain and cervical headaches. Oops! So if you are someone who spends about 6-8 hours a day sitting at a table and you start to get any of these symptoms, you may want to think about swapping your office chairs.

What happens if I don't use one?

 According to Morton, side effects include a decrease in lumbar lordosis, referring to the internal curvature of the lumbar spine, which helps absorb shock while walking, sitting and doing any direct activity. Other less common side effects may include an increase in pain in your neck and shoulders due to improper height of the shoulder while working.

Michael Escobar, Regional Director at Fit For Work says support and resilience are important, but below are some of the features he recommends for an Chairs:

1. Minimum five-leg stiffness
2. Seat supporting back, middle and upper back
3. A comfortable back seat and seat pan (i.e., the flat part you are sitting on) to wrap
4. The height of the seat of the pan pan height and the seat back
5. Breathing chair
6. Flexible lumbar support
7. Flexible grip arms
8. Variable background relaxing angle
9. Flexible pan seat adjustment
10. Flexible pan angle seat

So make sure you don't stick to your seat all the time, even if we support it! And if you want to look at other ways to make your work life more comfortable. Buy some of our best office chairs with headrest as per your need.