Orthopedic chairs - How to sit properly


How to sit properly in a task chair (or upright chair)

Even people who have expensive ergonomic task chairs still get back aches, neck aches and even aches and discomfort in other parts of their body resulting from their seated occupation.

If you spend a prolonged period of time in a seated posture using a computer or another desk based piece of equipment, you need to take certain precautions and have regular breaks. This is necessary even if your chair has the best possible orthopedic design and offers different positioning and adjustments.

Naturally, being seated for long periods of time is not healthy, but here are some actions and precautions that you can take that will improve your posture and comfort.


Things to do – the chair

A good ergonomic task chair should be designed with orthopedic support in mind. This means that it should have a number of adjustments that will enable its user to find a comfortable and supportive sitting position. You can find out more about these chairs here - ergonomic task chairs.

In setting up one of these chairs there are a number of basic ground rules that you should apply. These guides can help to make working in a seated posture better for your body. What you can and cannot do will, in part, be determined by the chair on which you sit. If however your work chair does not allow you to make the adjustment described below, you probably need a better chair.


Other things that you can do