Ergonomics 101: New seating for Susan!

Susan, our front desk receptionist, is going to be super happy on Monday when she shows up to work and has a fancy ergonomic chair! We picked up a great chair at a great price from the awesome folks at GovSolutions, Inc. today.  If you are a person who would like to maintain ergonomic seating while working at the computer workstation, then you should be considering the following instructions:

• Ensure that your hands, wrists, and forearms are in a row, straight, and almost parallel to the floor.
• Ensure that your head and torso are in-line with head slightly bent forward, facing towards the front, and balanced.
• Ensure that your shoulders are at ease with upper arms hanging normally at the sides of your body.
• Ensure that your elbows are close to your body and bent between 90 and 110 degrees. 
• While leaning back or sitting in a vertical position, ensure that your back is supported fully with firm hold on the lumbosacral area.
• Your seat should be well padded in order to support your hips and thighs.
• Ensure that your knees and hips are in almost the same height with your feet slightly forward.
•  The feet should be either supported by a footrest or should be relaxing on the floor.

Dropping the chair off on the weekend!

Proper seating = healthy spine and nervous system!