| The ergonomic knee chair has been around since | | | | office. Since the knee rest area is padded and |
| the 1970's when it was first introduced to office | | | | comfortable, this type of chair does not put strain |
| workers to relieve sore muscles and aching backs | | | | on the knees at all. |
| as a result of sitting long hours at a desk. While | | | | There are various features that can be found |
| unusual looking in the sense it does not resemble | | | | among different designs of knee chairs so it's |
| a traditional high backed office chair, an ergonomic | | | | easy to find one that is suitable for your work |
| knee chair is designed to specifically relieve | | | | situation. New designs do offer a back on some |
| pressure in the back, shoulders and neck region of | | | | knee chairs as well as arm rests for extra |
| the body by allowing the spine to sit in a more | | | | support. Some chairs also have casters on the |
| natural position. It provides for the most efficient | | | | bottom of the frame to allow workers to easily |
| spinal alignment of all office chairs and can really | | | | roll from one work station to the next if needed. |
| help with overall body strain for those who are | | | | Other designs provide rocker feet that allow |
| office workers at home or in the public arena. | | | | users to gentle rock back and forth while working |
| The structure of a knee chair is unique in that the | | | | if they prefer. The purpose of ergonomic designs |
| standard design does not typically even have a | | | | such as this is to allow as much free movement |
| back, but is designed with a forward slanting seat | | | | as possible during work tasks in order to lessen |
| so that the body tilts forward causing the knees | | | | the physical strain of sitting. |
| to rest on a padded support on the front of the | | | | Many people have experienced major physical |
| chair. Maintaining this position naturally puts the | | | | relief by using ergonomic knee chairs instead of |
| spine in alighnment and relieves pressure on the | | | | traditional office seating. Another positive point to |
| lumbar region of the body as well as help the | | | | note about office knee chairs is the fact that |
| back and neck to rest in a more natural position. | | | | most can be adjusted to fit more than one user |
| It also lessens strain on the hips as well so that | | | | so that the investment in a knee chair will benefit |
| users are not sore after a day's work at the | | | | several workers who use the same chair. |