The role of standard medical office chair in preventing spine diseases

Man, as an intelligent being, has long sought to simplify and create comfort and peace in life by using various tools. With the passage of time and the creation of empires and the birth of huge commercial and administrative companies, the need to use these tools was felt more than before.

But more tools were used to increase the volume and speed of production without paying attention to the side costs. One of these unseen costs in the past centuries was "effective workforce". The health and efficiency of the workforce, as well as paying more attention to topics such as social and political sciences, marketing, civil rights, medicine and psychology in the last few decades, especially in this century, became doubly important. The term ergonomics was first introduced in the 17th century.

What does ergonomics mean?
In its simplest definition, ergonomics is the study of the relationship between the workforce and the work environment.
In today's era, ergonomics includes adapting the work environment to the needs and comfort of the workforce.
Ergonomics has various branches, such as office chair ergonomics and office desk ergonomics, which are a subset of the "hardware ergonomics" category.

During various researches conducted by insurance organizations in domestic and foreign institutions, large sums of money are spent annually on medical expenses caused by the activities of employees in non-ergonomic environments.
In every class and job field, there are medical expenses caused by accidents, which are divided into two general categories: 1- Direct medical expenses 2- Indirect medical expenses

Direct costs include things like medical expenses as well as compensation paid to employees and workers.
Indirect costs that include the wasted time that employees and supervisors spend in helping an injured person.

Also, the costs related to the judicial and legal process, the costs related to the recruitment and training of new personnel, the costs resulting from the postponement of the duties assigned to the injured person, the weakening of the branding and credibility of the organization, etc. are all indirect costs that are usually 4 times the direct costs, they threaten the organization.

What should be done to reduce these costs?
In office environments such as private and government organizations and offices, laboratories, hospitals, stores and trading companies, employees spend most of their time working in a sitting position.
It may seem that in these environments where less physical and physical work is done, physical injuries to employees are also at the lowest possible level, but this is a wrong thinking. During an epidemiologic study in the Journal of the American Health Society, it has been proven that employees sitting for a long time on an office chair, especially in an inappropriate and non-standard position, can lead to severe consequences, such as spine, joint, and bone diseases. , kidney, heart and blood vessels and even types of cancer. Choosing an ergonomic office chair greatly reduces these injuries and subsequent costs.

Features of an ergonomic office chair include the following:

1- The curvature of the back of the chair is completely consistent with the spine, and the height of this area of the body is completely covered.
In such a way that the head is in line with the spine and the shoulders are slightly back in the sitting position.
2- The ergonomic chair in the sitting area should have a suitable foam density (not too soft or too hard).
Preferably, a cold foam with a suitable density should be used for this area.

3- The standard distance of the handles from the sole and the back and each other also causes the hands and body to be placed in a suitable position.

4- The back of the chair should not be too soft and preferably a warm foam of suitable density should be used. Or if it is made of mesh (lace), it must have a suitable restraint.

5- The material of the chair's sole or back cover should be made of fabric or leather, which minimizes sweating and prevents the person from suffering from fungal and bacterial skin complications caused by sitting for a long time.
6- In addition to all the points above, the adjustable handles can also reduce the pressure on the person and make the chair user more comfortable. Because the improper position of the hands puts a lot of pressure on the spine. In a fully ergonomic chair, all the points mentioned above are usually observed.
But another important point is how to adjust the office chair so that it is in the best possible position for the user?

The first point in choosing an office chair is to pay attention to the height and weight of the person who is going to use it.
The next point is choosing an "office chair with a reasonable price and high quality".
And the last point is to compare the desired office chair with other similar examples in the market, both in terms of ergonomics and in terms of design and beauty. Adjusting the height of the office chair by the height adjustment lever, which is generally installed on the right side of the chairs, should be So that the soles of the feet are completely on the ground.
Because even while sitting, a little of your weight is concentrated on your legs. If you are writing on the office desk, you should keep the chair as close as possible to the desk and your hands should be parallel to the ground from the elbows to the wrists. If you use a chair for a computer desk or laptop, the position of the chair should be the same. Even the mouse and keyboard should be in the closest position to the user's hands. The top of the screen should be parallel to the eyes. Also, keep a proper distance of one hand from the screen.
When sitting, try to place both your feet close to each other on the ground.

Finally, a suitable ergonomic chair, in addition to reducing medical expenses and increasing the health of your employees, also protects other financial parts of your company.
Because energetic and healthy employees do the assigned tasks better and more accurately than an injured and sick workforce. Jovan office furniture collection, as an Iranian manufacturer with a standard mark and combining ergonomics, beauty and art in the design of its products (office desks and office chairs and office furniture, etc.), makes all organizations and individuals as ergonomic as possible. It helps the working environment, reducing costs, increasing health, increasing work efficiency and productivity of employees.
Also, in terms of competitive price and competitive quality, and the honor of cooperating with numerous agencies across the country, we have been able to gain a suitable position among office furniture manufacturing companies, and we hope that by the grace of God Almighty, we will be able to achieve our biggest goal by continuing this process. It is "customer satisfaction", let's achieve it.
From our point of view, for an organization or a production group, there is no more valuable asset than gaining customer satisfaction and creating a sense of loyalty in customers.