| Sitting in a chair for prolonged periods of time is a | | | | 2007) |
| sure shot recipe for developing back and neck | | | | Garment workers seem to be an apt group for |
| pain. However, if a chair such as your office chair | | | | studying the back pain phenomenon because their |
| is adjustable, then it may reduce neck and back | | | | work entails being seated in a position for seven |
| pain that you could otherwise suffer from. | | | | to ten hours every single day. And not only do |
| Back pain from sitting could result from several | | | | they have to work with cloth requiring fine-motor |
| reasons. For instance, sitting in a chair or stools | | | | tasks while sewing, but they also have to lean |
| e.g. hospital stools, for long periods can lead to a | | | | forward and hold their arms and shoulders up. |
| buildup of stress on our shoulders, neck, back, | | | | Based on the results of the study the participants |
| arms, legs, and back muscles. In addition, most | | | | who were provided with an adjustable chairs had |
| people tend to slouch while sitting, and a bad | | | | experienced a reduction in pain between 0.14 - |
| posture may make it more likely for pain to | | | | 0.34 points on a 0-5 scale every month compared |
| develop. | | | | to a control group, over a four-month period. |
| How adjustable chairs could remedy the situation. | | | | So if adjustable chairs could work for garment |
| Some time back a study published in the medical | | | | workers, whose jobs are extremely physically |
| publication Spine, concluded that adjustable-height | | | | demanding, then definitely, customizable chairs |
| chairs that had ergonomically curved seats, had | | | | should benefit many of us who have to sit in our |
| the potential to significantly reduce neck and | | | | chairs for long hours. |
| shoulder pain in garment workplaces. (Spine, Apr | | | | |