Try the home page or click back.Ergonomic living room furniture can be beautiful you know! When you think of ergonomic furniture, perhaps pictures of ugly office chairs come to mind? They did for me when I started this site. But after a while and some research, I found that there is stylish ergo living room furniture available, that not only looks great in your home; but also provides plenty of comfort. In fact, there are many different kinds of ergonomic living room furniture that can be said to help to relieve all kinds of health issues or even just make you less tired. For example living room lounge chairs, sofas and couches with lumbar support can help to improve your posture which in turn has a whole raft of spillover health benefits. Let’s look at the numerous benefits associated with using ergonomic furniture in your home, as well as 5 of the top products you should definitely consider using in your own home. Find out a possible cause of your ergonomic issues here
Designed to meet the demands of the increasing number of people suffering from back pain and posture problems, ergo furniture like couches, reclining sofas and lounge seats were almost only seen in office settings when it was first introduced. However, as people began to realize how beneficial and comfortable this type of furniture was, designers started applying the same principles to livingroom furniture. If you have never considered using ergonomic furniture in your home, its numerous benefits may make you think differently. If you constantly struggle with back pain, there is a good chance that you are, unknowingly, slouching down in your high chair. This stretches your discs and spinal ligaments. Sitting in a comfortable sofa or chair maximizes back support, while also ensuring you maintain good back posture. This decreases aggravation to your spine and reduces back pain. By improving your posture, ergonomic furniture also improves your health. When your posture is aligned high and correctly, your body and back works more efficiently.
good high posture facilitates breathing properly, which enhances your thinking ability. The more air you are getting, the more oxygen goes to your brain and other vital organs supplying much needed, fresh nutrients to your entire body. Poor posture can also neck, joint, and back pain, as well as poor circulation because it can put too much strain on a part of the body. When you opt for ergonomically designed living room furniture, your improved posture prevents allows strain to be evenly distributed throughout your body. This allows the body to enter a state of synergy When you are constantly suffering from back and neck pain, it can be almost impossible to get a good night’s sleep. Opting for orthopedic and ergonomic furniture will help relieve the discomfort so you are finally able to fall asleep quickly and stay comfortably asleep. Not that you know all ergonomically designed living room furniture has to offer, it is time to look at 5 of the top selling livingroom options currently on the market, including some beautiful leather living room furniture sets:
Ergonomic Deluxe Massage Recliner La-Z-Boy Chair Well…no living room would be complete without the eponymous La-Z Boy! Not only does this leather recliner look and feel amazing, but it also includes a number of features that you are sure to enjoy, such as: You can also check out my Best Massage Chair Reviews to find out which ones are truly the best! Constructed from high impact plastic, these chairs feature a comfort formed back and contoured or reclining seat/couch with waterfall front. As a result, they are incredibly comfortable and durable. Additionally, they are relatively inexpensive and available in a wide array of coloring including black, various shades of blue, and white. Oslo Collection Swivel Recliner and Ottomon in Cobblestone Leather with a Walnut Finish Classic Palisander Plywood Lounge Chair & Ottoman is absolutely perfect for anyone who loves modern and contemporary furniture; this chair and ottoman set is upholstered in Top-Grain leather and accented with a stunning Walnut wood finish frame.
It will fit into any type of living room; It’s designed to offer maximum spinal support with its fully upholstered memory foam mattress topper, and does a full 360 degree parameter swivel for a stable setting and adjustable reclining back. Although it is a tad expensive, this cheap and high-rated chair and ottoman not only feature an ergonomic, usable and orthopedic design, but they are also statement pieces that will catch the eye of anyone who visits your home. they look really cool and stylish! Flash Furniture Contemporary Black Leather soft Recliner & Ottoman My grandfather actually used this chair before he passed away and he liked it. He had a knee replacement and found the ottoman to be just the right height to keep his leg elevated without pain. A really nice looking chair, the Flash is available in a really lovely, hard wearing leather that keeps its shape splendidly. Constructed from top grain leather; it has both comfort and durability in mind. Classic Palisander Plywood Lounge Chair & Ottoman
If you prefer an ergonomic living room chair with a design that blends traditionalism with modernism, this lounge Chair & Ottoman is exactly what you are looking for. OK so this one is a bit of a wildcard here and I will say right now that it is a bit different to the others, but it truly is a worthwhile investment of you are serious about getting the right seat for your body. So if you are tired of suffering from back and neck pain, as well as a host of other physical elements; it is probably time to consider investing in some kind of high rated ergo living room furniture. There is a wide selection to choose from that ranges from traditional to modern styles, as well as everything in between. What are you waiting for? It’s time to shop! Or you can go back to Brian’s Spine Health HQ’s homepage.Exercise balls or ball chairs should not be used as a replacement for a goodThese balls can be used for some temporary sitting possibly to help with some core strengthening, but they fail to provide any
back support, especially in the lumbar region which is an essential component of an ergonomic chair. Also, a chair seat pan should be made of a breathable material to transport heat and moisture away from the body but the material of a ball is non-breathable. The following studies have been undertaken on the use of balls and the results show that these are not a replacement for an effective ergonomic office chair. Kingma, I. and van Die�n, J.H. (2009). Static and dynamic postural loadings during computer work in females: Sitting on an office chair versus sitting on an Seated computer work results in prolonged static loading, which has been associated with the development of musculoskeletal disorders. alternative to sitting on an office chair while performing computer work is to sit on an exercise ball. Sitting on an exercise ball might affect static and dynamic aspects of working posture. We monitored posture, muscle activation and
spinal shrinkage in 10 females performing a 1-h typing task, while sitting on an office chair with armrests and while sitting on an exercise ball. exercise ball resulted in 33% more trunk motion and in 66% more variation inBoth of these findings can be considered to be an advantage for theHowever, the fifth percentile and average lumbar EMG were also higher when sitting on an exercise ball, with 38% and 78%, respectively. addition, more spinal shrinkage occurred when sitting on an exercise ball than when sitting on an office chair. Arm flexion was reduced, but trapezius activation was unaffected when sitting on an exercise ball. It is concluded that the advantages with respect to physical loading of sitting on an exercise ball may not outweigh the disadvantages. Gregory DE, Dunk NM, Callaghan JP. Stability ball versus office chair: comparison of muscle activation and lumbar spine posture during prolonged OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the differences between
sitting on a stability ball and in an office chair in terms of trunk muscle activation and lumbar spine posture. BACKGROUND: Stability balls have become increasingly popular as an alternative to office chairs to help reduce the prevalence of low back pain; however, little research has been conducted on their use as office chairs. METHODS: The 14 participants (7 men, 7 women) were required to sit on both a stability ball and an office chair for 1 hour each while performing various computer workstation tasks throughout the sittingThe activation of eight muscles and lumbar spine posture were measuredRESULTS: Increased muscle activation in thoracic erector spinae (p = .0352), decreased pelvic tilt (p = .0114), and increased perceived discomfort (p < .0001) while sitting on the stability ball were observed. small changes in biological responses when sitting on a stability ball as compared with an office chair, combined with the increased reported discomfort
while on the ball, suggests its use for prolonged sitting may not beAPPLICATION: Prolonged sitting on a stability ball does not greatly alter the manner in which an individual sits, yet it appears to increase the level of discomfort. Therefore, it is important to fully explore a new chair design and consult scientific research before implementing its use. McGill SM, Kavcic NS, Harvey E. Sitting on a chair or an exercise ball: various perspectives to guide decision making. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon).Clinical Biomechanics, Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ont., Canada. BACKGROUND: Prolonged sitting is recognized as a risk factor for the reporting of low back troubles. Despite the use of exercise balls in replacement of the office chair, little quantitative evidence exists to support this practice and hence motivated this research. Given the potential for several biological effects and mechanisms this study was approached with several layers
of instrumentation to quantify differences in muscle activation, spine posture, spine compression and stability while sitting on an exercise ball versus aAlso, differences in the pressure distribution at the seat-user interface were quantified for the different seat surfaces to provide an objective perspective on the mechanism influencing perceived comfort levels. METHODS: Eight male subjects volunteered to sit for 30 min on an exercise ball and on a wooden stool. Muscle activity and spine position were used to model spine load and stability. An additional seven sat on an exercise ball and chair to examine pressure distribution over the contact area. FINDINGS: There was no difference in muscle activation profiles of each of the 14 muscles between sitting on the stool and ball. Calculated stability and compression values showed sitting on the ball made no difference in mean response values. contact area of the seat-user interface was greatest on the exercise ball.