There’s nothing like switching off after a long day at the office. Coming home to that soft-as-a-cloud sofa that after 5 minutes is not so soft. Half sitting, half lying because your body wants to recline but the sofa doesn’t. Stuffing cushions behind your back because the sofa doesn’t have stuffing where you need it. [...] Read more »
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Why the PEEL rocking recliner offers optimal comfort and health for your back.
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Standing desks need a standing support
Current research reports that increasing activity in your working day improves long term health. Many articles in the media are advising working from a standing position, because of the increase in muscle work. However, standing without the freedom to sit, or at least support the body, is associated with back pain and lower limb pain [...] Read more »
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To stand or to sit at work? That is the current question. (What is being left out of the current “Standing versus Sitting” debate)
An interesting dichotomy has arisen in the ergonomic world due to the research demonstrating that increasing incidental activity in the day is beneficial to long term health, particularly for those that have a sedentary job (see Working from a stand-up desk).[1] For decades ergonomists have advised office workers to “eliminate muscle activity where you [...] Read more »
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Working from a stand-up desk? You need to move.
Working from a stand-up desk? You need to Move Jenny Pynt PhD Seat design that facilitates sitter movement has long been a design priority of Variér. But Edward Miano, President of Variér USA, is ensuring his company keeps pace with all facets of medical research, not only that relevant to the ergonomic world. Mindful of [...] Read more »
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Your ergonomic chair may not be the cause of your back pain- but your sofa just might
Do you find getting your socks and shoes on in the morning is the day’s first challenge? Or was it when you had to logroll from bed without bending or twisting your spine, feeling like a concrete truck made a deposit in your spinal column during the night? How could I have back pain you [...] Read more »
