| When shopping for an ergonomic chair online, | | | | good feature; this allows both small and tall users |
| finding the best chair for you depends on what | | | | to adjust the distance from the back rest. And an |
| kind of work you do and whether you need it at | | | | adequate lumbar support is the most critical |
| home or at work. Most people spend hundreds of | | | | element of a backrest. Many chairs come with a |
| dollars on a new computer, then go out and buy | | | | built-in lumbar adjustment, which can be adjusted |
| a cheap poor quality computer chair from an | | | | by turning a knob that's on the side of the chair. |
| office supply store. It's not very likely that you'll | | | | Look at the casters - choose the hard casters |
| find a cheap ergonomic chair. If you're willing to | | | | for carpeting and the rubber-coated ones for hard |
| buy a used chair you may be able to find a used | | | | surfaces. The chair recline or tilt adjustment |
| ergonomic office chair or an expensive chair like | | | | changes the angle of the seat in relation to the |
| the Aeron chair online or on eBay. | | | | floor. Find an ergonomic chair with casters and a |
| Medical chairs and dental chairs benefit from using | | | | 5-point base to ease movement and minimize any |
| ergonomics. And clean-room chairs and ESD chairs | | | | tipping. |
| are also on the market. These chairs come with | | | | In general, nylon carpet casters are standard, but |
| height adjustable options as well as seat pan and | | | | soft wheel casters can be found for hard |
| a back option and have inflatable lumbar support | | | | surfaces such as linoleum. It's important to buy a |
| and footrest options. If you work in a lab you | | | | chair which uses dense, small-cell foam padding or |
| may need an ergonomic lab chair or lab stool on a | | | | spring coils to retain its support and cushioning, |
| tall cylinder with or without arms; when you're | | | | usually found only in higher quality chairs. |
| working while sitting on a taller stool you'll need to | | | | Both home and office ergonomics are important |
| consider a foot-rest to give you just the right | | | | because we spend a lot more time today using a |
| support for you feet, ankles and knees. | | | | computer both at the office and at home. And |
| Ergonomic task chairs have height-adjustable, | | | | sitting at workstations that aren't designed with |
| pivoting arm rests and oversized and linear | | | | ergonomics in mind can contribute to serious |
| tracking arms. | | | | problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome and |
| Ergonomic executive office chairs or seating, also | | | | repetitive stress injuries. |
| called managers' chairs, are often available with a | | | | Some online stores rent out ergonomic chairs and |
| higher back and leather or stitched leather | | | | other expensive equipment. You can try out a |
| upholstery. They usually have a knee tilt | | | | chair for a month before deciding if you want to |
| mechanism, which is perfect for multi-tasking; this | | | | buy it and if you decide to keep the chair, the |
| makes it easy to go from computer work to | | | | stores apply the rental price toward the total cost |
| phone conferences with ease. Some of the online | | | | of purchase. And very good deals can be found |
| stores can build an ergonomic lab chair or lab stool | | | | online and at office furniture consignment and |
| chair to fit your specs if you can't find one that | | | | resale shops. Remember that you probably spend |
| works for you. | | | | many hours on your computer and a purchase is |
| A seat pan with a sliding mechanism is also a | | | | really a long-term investment in your health. |