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Ergonomic office chairs: Question of the week
Why does it take time to get used to ergonomic office chairs? We always tell our customers that it can take time to get used to sitting on a new ergonomic office chair. This time will vary from person to … Continue reading
New Salli Chair design
We are pleased to report that Salli have made some more improvements to Salli Chairs. In response to popular demand, Salli have shortened the length of the seat and increased the thickness of the seat padding for an even more … Continue reading
Chairs for neck pain
What is the background to the article? Neck pain is a common problem in office workers. Some researchers believe that a slumped posture may make the neck muscles work harder, which could lead to muscle ache. The aim of this … Continue reading
The effect of backrest angle on spinal load
What was the aim of the article? Prolonged loading of the spine during sitting may contribute to back pain and back injury. To date, a direct measurement of spinal load has not been possible. Recently, however, a new spinal implant … Continue reading
Can ergonomic chair information effect sitting comfort
What was the name of the study? Mueller, G.F (2010) Sitting comfort of ergonomic office chairs–developed versus intuitive evaluation. Int J Occup Saf Ergon, Volume 16, Number 3,369-74. What is the background to the study? Each year large numbers of … Continue reading
Using ergonomic chairs to improve back pain
What was the name of the study? Wang P.C (2008) A Randomized Controlled Trial of Chair Interventions on Back and Hip Pain Among Sewing Machine Operators: The Los Angeles Garment Study. JOEM, Volume 50, Number 3, pp 255-262. What is … Continue reading
Testing a new sitting position on sitting posture
What was the name of the study? Makhsous, M. (2009) Biomechanical effects of sitting with adjustable ischial and lumbar support on occupational low back pain: evaluation of sitting load and back muscle activity. Spine, Volume 28, Number 11, pp 1113–1122. … Continue reading
Ergonomic event coming soon
At Fluto we like to keep up to date with the latest ergonomic exhibitions in the UK and so here is a must visit event coming very soon. Details on the event: Workplace Ergonomics & Productivity: This free ergonomic event … Continue reading
Back Care event coming soon
At Fluto we make it our business to keep you up to date with back care events. Today we are pleased to tell you about a back care event that is taking place on the 26-28th September 2011 called the … Continue reading
BS EN 527-1: 2011 – New European Office Desk and Table Standards
What do these standards say? The new standard has outlined the dimensions for 4 types of desks including: Fixed height desks Fully adjustable desks Height selectable desks Limited adjustability desks