Covid-19 has introduced the concept of work-from-home concept making it compulsory to have an office at home. Lack of proper office at home is described as a disadvantage for the workers. In this backdrop and in changed scenario, an office room with necessary furniture at home seems to be inevitable. Many workers feel to have a big table and a wonderful chair in their office. How the design of the office chair should be became significant. If the worker sits in a comfortable chair while working, it would have a positive impact on work. That is why experts say that precautions are necessary in choosing the office chair.
How the chair design should be?
The design of the office chair should be such that it should not cause back pain to the workers even if they work for long. Using an ergonomically—designed chair gives the work no back pain. Strong executive office chair with a comfortable backrest holds the key to save workers from back pain. Wheeled chairs are easy to move them from one place to another. Nowadays, chairs are available in impressive designs that suit color combination of the office walls and design of other furniture in the office. However, the purchasers should take the following precautions while buying office chair:
Seat: The seat on which the office worker sits should have arrangements to increase or decrease the height of the chair and the adjustment to change the angle of sitting. Some chairs are so flexible that its seat can be adjusted to the height of the table or computer screen. It would enable the worker to reduce the unnecessary pressure on the wrist. Similarly, the angle of the seat can be adjusted to as per the specifications of the worker.
Backrest: It facilitates the worker to sit comfortably on the chair and lends necessary support to the spine. Some chairs will have an extra feature of protrusion to avoid any unwanted pressure on the lumbar spine. In some other models, there will be features to adjust the height of the back rest.
Arms rest allows relaxing of shoulders: That part of the chair on which forearms rest while working with mouse or keying using keyboard is called the arm rest. It would have three important characteristics like facility to adjust the width and height. If the worker feels, they can be dispensed with. Some chairs come with padded arm rest so that protect the forearms from pain.
Reclining features: Some chairs will have the reclining features. It facilitates the worker to recline and relax when necessary. Otherwise, they would have to sit straight while working.
Head rest: If the headrest has cushion, the worker can rest head on it while listening to others and while not working on computer.
