Recently few of my colleagues complain about having back
pain. They said that the office chair is the cause of the problem. Actually I felt
it too when I sit too long and my lower back started to give out and send me
the aching signal. This had leads us to spend a bit of personal money to buy
the back support to support our lower back.
We
sit in a long period of time due to work purpose, where we need to work 12
hours a day. Improper posture and bad chairs will cause back pain, hand pain,
shoulder and neck pain and will tire you excessively.
Recommended Proper Sitting
Position
- Hands, wrists, and forearms are straight, in-line and roughly parallel to the floor.
- Head is level or bent slightly forward, forward facing, and balanced. Generally it is in-line with the torso.
- Shoulders are relaxed and upper arms hang normally at the side of the body.
- Elbows stay in close to the body and are bent between 90 and 120 degrees.
- Feet are fully supported by the floor or a footrest may be used if the desk height is not adjustable.
