Innovative & Unusual Office Chair Designs for Lessening Aches

Chairs are very common furniture at home or in the office. Almost every home has a few chairs, of different fabrics, different colors or even for different uses. In the past, the chairs were designed to convey power and status in the workplace. There was very little change to the chair design. But now, the chair has undergone a big change in their design, especially due to the requirement of ergonomics. Now, the chairs, especially the ones used in the office are not just a piece of furniture for us to sit on any more. They are decorative and functional furniture and come with some unusual designs that are meant to alleviate aches in back or correct poor posture.

Unusual Chair Designed for Better Posture

What types of chairs are you using right now in the office or at home? If you sit on a traditionally wooden chair that has no back support, nor height adjustment is possible, you will feel tired or have problems such as ache in the pack or neck. Sitting all day is harmful. But when prolonged sitting on the chair for work can not be avoided, sitting on a poor chair is even worse which easily cause or worsen various back and neck problems.

There are some solutions. Some of the solutions require us to to maintain good posture when we have to sit in an office chair for long hours by ourselves. But, a lot of office staff tend to hunch forward to get closer to the computer screen. Better sitting posture is sometimes not that easy to maintain for a whole day. The change to the chair design is one of the effective solutions that can keep us well positioned during long hours’ sitting on the chair.

If you can hardly keep a good sitting posture by yourself during work time or easily feel very uncomfortable in the office chair, there is some new options for you, office chair alternatives. Here I would like to share some unusual office chairs with the design concept of improving sitting posture or alleviating backache, neck pain or other health issues.



Ergonomic Exercise Ball Chair

Everyone knows it is really bad to sit at a chair all day. Then will it be better to sit on an exercise ball chair? It is a chair with unusual design that seems to engage our muscles constantly when we are sitting on it. Obvious, sitting on such chair, our body will be make constant adjustments so as to keep balanced on the ball. From the chair design, we see no back there. It's hard slouch. From this sense, we have to well balance our muscles to sit safely on it. Of course, it is never advised for the old to use the exercise ball chair because it has potential for air collapse and the instability.

I am using an exercise ball chair at home. I find it enjoyable. The ball chairs, whether you use it while studying at home or working in the office can help you in various ways. Sitting on the unstable exercise ball, our body will automatically align itself into the right posture and over a long time, it will help reduce the back pains. Sitting on the chair, we will unconsciously change our position for keeping balanced. That will improve our sense of balance and even the reactions of our body. We can even do some mini workout on the chair, without standing up. Our blood circulation will be in better condition. Besides, for those who want to lose weight, the exercise ball chairs seem to be good choice, because the movement while sitting on the chair can help us burn about 350 calories per day, that is, losing one pound of fat every 10 days.  

 

Ergonomic Kneeling Office Chair

Kneeling chairs are also called posture stools. In recent years, the kneeling chairs have become popular chairs. We can sit with our legs underneath us rather than in front of us. In that way, our back can be positioned at a natural angle. Instead of kneeling on the chair, we are actually seated on the chair with our knees dropping forward at a certain angle, which allows some of our body weight are supported by our shins. Exactly, we are still sitting on the chair, not kneeling on it.

Sitting on the kneeling chair for a long duration, we will not feel uncomfortable since there is a tilt of our pelvis. Instead, the chair can help reduce the strain caused to our lower back and leg muscles. The design of such chairs means much about eliminating back pain while improving posture. For those who are suffering from back pain or attempting to get recovered from a back injury, a kneeling chair is worth an investment and is certainly an effective solution for correcting back issues.

Recliner Chair

There is nothing like sitting in a comfy chair after a day’s work. For those with back ache, the specially designed recliner chair is a great choice for it allows a reclining sitting position rather than upright sitting posture. When seated in recliner chair, we can feel much better after sitting in such chair for a long time. The design of the recliner allows us to keep our feet propped up on the footrest. The recliner chair design enables a much more relaxing and comfortable sitting.