Is Your Chair a Pain in the Ass?
- by Georgina Reed
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min read
Are you suffering from back pain, sore shoulders, stiff neck or a numb bum?
If so, this can have a dramatic effect on your every day activities, your health and well being.
As we age the ligaments and muscles supporting our backs become soft and we start to slump when we're seated. Our spines are under stress and posture changes caused by muscle imbalance can affect the alignment of the spine.
Scientists have found that a person's core muscles (the abdominal muscles), have a lot to do with good posture and back support. Without regular exercise your core muscles grow weak which can cause extra burden and stress on your back muscles to keep you upright.
As slumping and slouching continues, your posture will become misaligned. Poor posture can lead to all sorts of health issues you wouldn't think related, such as headaches, migraine, neck and shoulder burning, tingling in legs, plus upper middle and lower back pain. A bad back or poor posture can even affect your feet and the way you walk.
To help alleviate pain and posture problems, we've designed the Kenzo chair to preserve your good posture while working at a desk. The ergonomically designed Kenzo is easy to adjust and maneuver, has a variety of height and angle adjustments, adjustable arms, a waterfall seat front edge for leg comfort and a built in seat slide that offers extra leg support for tall people.
The chair's back cushioning is sculptured to follow the shape of the spine, with side bolsters to give lateral support which discourages sideways slumping. The lumbar contour supports the lower back, encouraging better posture when you sit with your feet flat on the floor or on a footrest.
Because sitting for hours at a time causes fatigue to your back, neck and leg muscles, we recommend regular movement - at least every 30 minutes - such as standing up, stretching or walking around for a few minutes.
Taking regular breaks to stretch, move around and keep hydrated, plus using a well-designed ergonomic office chair will help maintain your good posture and improve your health and well-being.
The Kenzo is a high-quality, robust, comfortable and reliable ergonomic office chair that helps relieve back and other body aches and pains, and has been designed to give you proper posture support. Manufactured in Sydney with a factory warranty, your Kenzo chair will last for many years, avoiding the need for repeated replacements.
At ChairPro we work closely with Spine & Health Chiropractic Clinic who are skilled in assessing and diagnosing people's posture problems and fixing bad backs. If you suffer from chronic back pain or severe posture misalignment, we recommend you get a FREE assessment from Spine & Health, asap, to avoid further or permanent damage.
No matter how old you are, it is very possible your posture can be fixed or improved. Don't put off having an assessment, you'll feel better, look better and work better!
For more information, and a referral to Spine & Health contact Peter March, the chair professional on 0418 483 878.
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