Solve Your Posture Problems

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Solve Your Posture Problems
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Four Working Positions


70
30
2
1. Relaxation 2. Upright/Telephone 3. Keyboard
Operator 4. Writing
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4
1
3
Disc Problems
Standing or Correctly Seated Posture
Seated with Poor Posture
Discs take correct shape when spine is in double
S form
Discs are compressed when spine is in C form
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15 Problems of Poor Posture
1. Hands
1. Wrist angle
2. Lumbar disc
2. Spine
3. Neck discs
4. Stomach
3. Organs
5. Lungs
6. Concentration
4. Muscles
7. Neck
8. Back
5. Legs
9. Shoulder
10. Abdominal
11. Pelvic Pressure Point
12. Thigh Pressure Point
13. Blood Circulation
14. Popliteal Lymph
15. Foot Angle
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European Standards for Desk Height
720mm
Why 720mm?
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5
95
Population
0
100
1.87m
1.57m
Average Height Range
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1.87m
Elbow Height Measurement
72 cm
If a person is 1.87m tall and of average
proportion, the elbow height measurement will be
72cm
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But what if our subject is only 1.57m?
1.57m
72 cm
2 problems created !
Raise seat
Solution Footrest
Minimum compliance EEC VDU regulation
But.
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Position 3 is used for VDU work
1.57m
72 cm
Body angles close to lt90o creating upper body
health problems
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1.57m
72 cm
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THE SOLUTION The Backrest moves MORE FORWARD and
seat angle becomes NEGATIVE to ensure a minimum
90o angle in ALL working positions especially 3
ie. A forward working or operator position.
No footrest required
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Dynamic or Active Sitting
Constant Contact Moving posture Correct
posture All working positions Reduce need to
re-adjust controls Prevention of posture problems
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90o
86o
125o
0o
- 4o
Syncro Tension Syncro Dynamic Synchro Linear
Basic adjustment or minimum EEC VDU regulation
compliance
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90o
125o
78o
128o
0o
- 12o
Syncro Balance
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Our office chairs are designed using these
ergonomic calculations to solve the posture
problems common at work. Contact Inchoak Office
Interiors for further information INCHOAK LTD,
Hobourn House, Medway Freight Centre, Priory
Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent ME2 2BD Telephone
01634 720888 Fax [phone] Email
info_at_inchoak.co.uk www.inchoak.co.uk