| Given the amount of time most of us spend | | | | difficult to sit in, or are reluctant to try them |
| sitting at computer desks in our jobs and at | | | | because they look unfamiliar. However, once a |
| home, it is not surprising that we put a lot of | | | | person becomes accustomed to these stools, |
| stress on our lower backs. Sitting in a office chair | | | | they will find their posture improves and, when |
| for 8 - 10 hours a day is not natural for our | | | | they get up from having sat and worked all day, |
| bodies, especially as most people slouch or slump | | | | their back is not sore. |
| in their seats. An ergonomic office chair can be | | | | Kneeling stools are recommended by |
| the easiest solution for those who must sit. These | | | | Chiropractors worldwide. This simple concept to |
| are designed to position the body such that the | | | | sitting addresses the problems of "right angle" |
| stress on the lower spine is reduced. Regular | | | | seating. Its design shifts the hips forward, creating |
| seating may not be the most effective for an | | | | a balancing stabilizer for helping to sit up straight. |
| office, even if it is less expensive or nicer looking, | | | | This concept assists spinal alignment for the back, |
| because uncomfortable seating can make it | | | | shoulders, and neck by shifting the hips forward |
| difficult for a worker to focus, especially if they | | | | and easing pressure on the lumbar area, improving |
| have to keep getting up and stretching to make | | | | breathing and increasing flexibility. |
| their back more comfortable, and then find they | | | | There are four ways one can sit in an ergonomic |
| do not want to sit down again. | | | | chair; facing forward with your knees under you |
| Effective workspace seating encourages good | | | | and your weight on your hips (essentially balancing |
| posture and a strong spine. With this, productivity | | | | on your hips without actually placing weight on the |
| will increase by making it easier for the worker. | | | | knees), facing forward with your knees in front |
| When designing a workspace, one will want to | | | | of you (as you would sit on a stool), kneeling chair |
| consider the importance of an ergonomic desk | | | | turned facing backwards and again sitting as you |
| chair. Office seating should also be designed so | | | | would on a stool, or actually sitting with your |
| that it is adjustable for multiple users. | | | | weight on your knees and shins on the bottom |
| A relatively new design of ergonomic office chair | | | | pad and your hips resting on the top pad. The |
| is the kneeling stool. This stool is designed to shift | | | | ergonomic kneeling office chair is ideal for people |
| the hips forward and thus reduce the pressure on | | | | who work at computer desks, artists, writers, |
| the lower back. These stools gained some | | | | and those who sit for long periods but suffer |
| popularity among some with back problems. | | | | from back, hip, prostate, or other lower torso |
| However many still find them uncomfortable and | | | | discomforts while using traditional chairs. |