How to choose a comfortable chair when sitting for a long time at work
With the change of living habits in modern urbanization, the incidence of cervical spondylosis is showing a trend of younger age. According to a survey conducted by the Orthopedic Disease Prevention Committee of the International Association for the Promotion of International Exchanges in Healthcare, the incidence of spondylosis among young and middle-aged people is rising rapidly: 59.1% of people aged 30 to 40 suffer from cervical and lumbar spondylosis. The office worker is the main group that bears the brunt. As office furniture is a furniture product that workers contact with for up to 8+h a day, it is particularly important to choose office furniture correctly.
Before mastering the strategy of choosing office furniture, first understand why office workers are prone to cervical spondylosis.
1. Age: With age, the wear and tear of the cervical spine is also increasing, and it is more likely to cause cervical spine diseases.
2. Job content: office workers are engaged in clerical and copywriting work, need to use computers, and work at desks for longer hours, resulting in an increase in the incidence of cervical spondylosis.
3. Chronic strain: playing mobile phones, studying, and working with the head down for a long time, stretching the neck to look at the computer for a long time, especially the height of the desks and chairs that do not meet the ergonomic requirements are more likely to lead to the onset of cervical spondylosis.
4. Bad habits: Some postures in daily life and activities can also cause serious cervical spine problems. For example, during the lunch break, many office workers will sleep on their stomachs. This posture will make the neck lean forward, causing the positive physiological curvature of the cervical spine to be reversed, so it will also cause cervical spondylosis after a long time.
In response to the above incentives, the choice of office furniture can start from the following three aspects:
1. Office furniture that can provide full adjustment of sitting posture. If office workers do not master the correct sitting posture, their head and neck will unconsciously bend forward or backward excessively. On the contrary, over time, it will cause damage to the surrounding tissues, so the appropriate height of desks and chairs is very important. An office chair that can adjust the headrest, armrests, lumbar support, height, etc. can help office workers work in a relaxed posture without making the muscles too tense.
2. Choose office furniture that can get rid of sedentary work. According to relevant surveys, sitting for a long time can easily increase the burden on the cervical spine, and it is also a direct cause of cervical spine lesions. Therefore, minimizing the time of continuous sitting during work is a more effective method. The Ivyco office chair can help employees work alternately between sitting and standing, and relax the cervical spine muscles during stretching exercises.
3. Office furniture that can provide a rest function. In the previous article, it was also mentioned that people in the workplace who rest on their stomachs are also the reason for the high incidence of cervical spondylosis. With the diversification of office furniture design, office furniture that can carry the function of lunch break has also emerged in the office space, such as the office with integrated design of bed and cabinet. Furniture, once it is lunch break time, office workers can have a lunch break bed in situ with one click. If the office space is limited, you can choose office furniture with a reclining function. During lunch break, you can open the footrest and lean on your back to enjoy a rest.
In short: With the concept of healthy office deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the practicability of office furniture is no longer limited to assisting office work, but to help office workers embrace their dreams with a healthier attitude. I believe there will be more humanization in the future The designed office furniture comes into our field of vision, let's look forward to it together!
