More tips on adjusting your office chair

Further tips on the correct use of your Office Chair

In my last post I looked at the importance of making sure you are using your Office Chair correctly to minimise neck pain.

Here are some further pointers on how to correctly set up your Office Chair to ensure you are properly positioned and comfortable.

The height of the Office seat should be set so that your feet are in overall contact with the floor whilst allowing your back to be straight and in firm contact with your Office Chair back.

When correctly positioned you should be able to place a sheet of paper under your thigh and then be able to withdraw it reasonably easily by pulling it.

If you are able to adjust the seat depth of your Office Chair you should set it so that you are able to place your clenched fist between the edge of the seat and the back of your knee. In other words you shouldn’t be sitting in your chair with the underside of your knee joint hard against the seat pad. Conversely you shouldn’t be perched on the edge of your Office Chair with loads of room between the seat pad edge and the underside of your knee joint.

If you aren’t particularly tall then you may very well need to buy a footrest to ensure your seating position is correct in your Office Seat.

Chair arms, where adjustable, should be set to ensure that your lower arm is level with your desk top so you can move you arms comfortably when typing or using the mouse with your chair.