Chair-Ergonomics

Phone Ergonomics

Dr. Chair — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:00:36 +0000

Remember the phone? It’s that thing you pick up and by dialing seven (or ten) you can talk to anyone in the world. Instantaneously. It’s pretty incredible, and yet in the new digital age, it seems like an antiquated piece of technology. Actually talk to someone? Why do that when you can email, text, Instant [...]

Rest Your Eyes Too

Dr. Chair — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:00:39 +0000

We all know that in order to keep our body limber and feeling good during a long work day sitting at a desk, it’s important to change positions, stretch, and take the occasional breaks to walk around. Using your muscles helps to prevent soreness and chronic pains. But sometimes we forget that our eyeballs need [...]

Cool New Ergonomic Mouse

Dr. Chair — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:22 +0000

Often when a new ergonomic product comes along it will produce a head slapping “no duh” moment for me, because truly good ergonomic design takes a simple truth about the human body and integrates it into it’s product. And so it was with the Jelfin Ball Shaped Mouse with Gel Cover. While the Gel cover [...]

Ergonomics In Action

Dr. Chair — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:00:21 +0000

When talking about ergonomics we hear a lot about buying the right office chair and setting up our desk correctly, but there’s a piece of equipment that sometimes gets overlooked – our bodies. Paying attention to how you use your body is very important. At work, our days are filled with thousands of “micro-moves” – twisting [...]

Even Dogs Deserve Ergonomic

Dr. Chair — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:00:33 +0000

Ergonomic dog bowls available. If dog’s are worried about ergonomics, shouldn’t you be to?

Staying Neutral

Dr. Chair — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:00:08 +0000

What is a neutral position? Well, imagine it’s a rainy Sunday night and you’re settling in for a marathon night of Golden Girl reruns. You want to be as comfortable as possible. You order pizza from your favorite place, you’ve got your favorite beer, wine, or smoothie to drink, you’re in your favorite pair of [...]

Forbes Magazine Offers Tips On How Not To Hurt Your Back

Dr. Chair — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:29:29 +0000

For those of you that don’t know (a lot of cave dwellers do read this blog) Forbes is a business magazine. THE business magazine. Forbes knows everything there is to know about business. Just reading the magazine raises your net worth by 2%, guaranteed. So when they say something, you should listen. Well, they recently [...]

A Good Day’s Sit vs A Good Nights Rest

Dr. Chair — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:10:29 +0000

When I bought my first bed a couple years out of college I was told that when buying a mattress, “it’s important not to skimp! You’ll regret every dollar you don’t spend!” And he was right. I bought a used mattress for $100 and ended up a sore back. Since then I’ve only bought good [...]

Heavy Head

Dr. Chair — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:07 +0000

Do you know how much your head weighs? No? Go check it out. Use a bathroom scale, or a produce scale at the super market. Don’t worry about what people will say – this is important. Back? What did you find out? I’m guessing your head weighs between 10-14 pounds. If it’s not in that range [...]

Ergonomic Tip: Make Sure You Have Proper Leg Room.

Dr. Chair — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:47 +0000

The part of your body you don’t think about much while you’re working is your legs. After all, they just stay under your desk, hidden away, and minding their own business during the workday. But your legs are important. They walk you around and kick soccer balls and do soft shoe, all sorts of things, [...]