Combine Functional Ergonomic Designs and Office Fun

This Zebra Print office desk chair is a decor option that might work well for a themed office or just to add something wild to the ordinary cubicle! No matter what your reason for adding this design you'll not sacrifice ergonomic quality with this animal print. This Zebra print is done on a thick Padded Seat and Back that comes with a built-In Lumbar Support. The Waterfall style seat is designed to reduce leg stress. Featuring  adjustable back depth that is so important when positioning properly in the seat. It works hand in hand with the pneumatic seat height adjustment.  This ergo friendly office desk chair is built on a 5 star nylon base allowing for stability and smooth movement. The chair's double wheel casters are hooded for safety. And that exotic Zebra print is made of easy to clean Microfiber.

Sitting at a desk all day can cause musculoskeletal mayhem

A new survey reveals that 74 percent of office workers experience pain a few times a week or more while sitting at their desks. Additionally, more 70 percent of respondents endured back pain and more than half felt eyestrain or headaches in the last 3 years. Nearly 10 percent of workers, meanwhile, experience pain all day long while sitting at their desks.

The survey, “Comfort in the Workplace,” examined the ergonomic habits of full-time employees and their exposure to painful musculoskeletal disorders such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.

How Keep Your Hands Nimble and Prevent Injuries

Working all day at a computer is as hard on your hands as it is on your back. Doing hand exercises before starting work and periodically throughout the workday keeps your hands nimble and will help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.

Stretch your left arm out in front of you, keeping your palms forward and your fingers together and pointing towards the ceiling. With your right hand, gently pull your fingers backward towards your body, just until you feel the stretch in your palm. Repeat this exercise, holding out your right arm and stretch your fingers with your left hand.

Next, hold both your arms out in front on you, in the same position, with palms facing outward and your fingers together, pointing upward. Close your hand into a gentle fist and open. Splay your fingers as wide as possible, then close and repeat.

Now you need to work on your thumbs. Give yourself a “thumbs-up" and slowly rotate your in a circular motion five time. Switch directions and repeat. Do this with both hands to keep your thumbs as limber as your fingers.

While stretching and exercising your fingers is an important part of preventing carpal tunnel syndrome, so is an ergonomically friendly workstation.  

Being in control of your workspace equipment

How you feel at the end of your work day depends greatly on how you've worked. You can go home with aches and pains from your daily routine without being part of the loading dock crew or other labor intensive job.

It's sometimes hard to get sympathy for your aching arm, back or wrist when your job consists of jockeying a desk and keyboard all day. Truth is you're just as susceptible to bodily injury as they guy lifting, moving and stacking boxes for a living.

The abusing repetitive movements of a "desk job" accumulate slowly and silently over time, usually surfacing once the damage occurs. This is especially true with neck and upper extremity disorders. If your career path is reached by the seat of your pants, workspace ergonomics plays an important part in the longevity you can expect in your chosen profession.

Most often it is an equipment or accessory solution that is most effective for a specific ergonomic correction. A graphics designer wrangles mostly with their mouse and video monitor placement to achieve a proper sitting and working posture. This person would benefit most from a flexible monitor arm and a swivel mouse platform to ease the positioning problem encountered doing constant cut and paste operations.  

Office Chairs For Big & Tall Office Workers

Most office chairs sold today are designed for people who weigh under 275 pounds. At many offices however, there are heavier people and taller than average people who are forced into using inappropriate chairs because no one realizes there are chairs designed for individuals who are up to 7' tall and/or weigh up to 500 lbs.

The Big & Tall BTC16800 office chair is the ultimate in ergonomic comfort for office workers who are up to 7' tall or weigh up to 500 lbs.

At $2,150.00, this chair cost more than the chairs sold at places like Office Max, Staples, and Walmart but it is well worth the money. First, chairs sold at office supply stores and department stores frequently last two years or so before breaking down. A good quality office chair will last an average of 10-12 years and when you pro-rate the cost, you will see the savings.

If you are an office manager -- consider how much a less-than-productive employee costs. Uncomfortable employees can't give their best to the company. Plus, it is a company's obligation to provide employees a safe work environment no matter what their height or weight. Remember, injuries that can be attributed to poor office ergonomic setup can range from simple discomfort to disabling ailments that have to be remedied by a physician and/or surgery

1928 Film From MIT About Posture

This is a very interesting silent 1928 film from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about the importance of good posture.

The Dangers Of Poor Sitting Posture

We love this infographic from breathing.com. Most people know that poor posture leads to back problems but who knew poor posture would lead to  reduced blood flow to the heart and trouble breathing? If this doesn't make you sit up straight--nothing will!