Re: OT: Office Chairs (Balance Ball Chair)

[marijane white <marijane -at- computer -dot- org>]

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Cheryl Magadieu wrote:

> 
> I hadn't heard of it before, but I didn notice something that's of
> interest to those of us who are interested in avoiding repetitive
> stress injuries. The photo on the companies Web site shows a woman
> sitting with her arms at an angle that is not ergonomically sound. The
> angle between her forearm and upper arm should be 90 degrees when she
> is typing. Her arms are at that angle when she is at rest, but when
> she moves her hands in position to start typing, her arms will be at
> an improper angle, and her wrists will be flexed rather than straight.
> I hope the chair's height is adjustable and that the woman can find a
> footrest that helps her align her body properly for the height of the
> desk in the photo ;)

The height of the ball chair is somewhat adjustable -- you can change the
amount of air in the ball. I don't think it would adjust high enough for
the desk in that picture, though.  

It's not a problem if you have an adjustable-height computer desk. =)


marijane


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