Janne, introducing himself as an orthopedic manual and occupational health physiotherapist, walks through adjusting an office chair's seat height, backrest angle and lumbar support, and shows how to measure and set the correct desk height using a measuring tape.
Hello! My name is Janne Sakkinen. I am an orthopedic manual and also occupational health physiotherapist.
During the pandemic, people needed to work from home, so for a good work chair you will need adjustment for the height, the backrest angle, and also the backrest needs to feel good for your back. Here is a viable office chair that has seat height adjustment, backrest angle and height adjustment, armrest height adjustment, and also a lever for the counter-force of the spring while you are rocking backwards.
First you want to drop the chair down until you get your feet solidly on the ground, and also the kneecap should be at a 90-degree angle. After that you want to ensure that you can put two fingers between the kneecap and the underpart of the seat. After that we want to angle the backrest until you feel comfortable, and then elevate the lumbar support.
If you want to find out what is a good height for the desk, then take a measuring tape - your shoulders will be relaxed, you will place the measuring tape right next to your elbow, and the height you can see underneath the elbow is the good height for the desk. After that put the table to 65 centimeters, and then you are good to go - elevate the chair until you get the armrest and the table to the same height, and if your legs are hanging from the chair then you will need something supporting your legs.
If you are planning to buy yourself a new desk table, you want to check the good height for the table in a supported seated posture, and then check the product page of the unit for how low it goes - you don't want to end up in a situation where the good height for you is 65 centimeters, for example, and the table won't go below 70. ---
Janne, introducing himself as an orthopedic manual and occupational health physiotherapist, walks through adjusting an office chair's seat height, backrest angle and lumbar support, and shows how to measure and set the correct desk height using a measuring tape.
The video demonstrates specific movement patterns and clinical exercise progressions: Hello! My name is Janne Sakkinen. I am an orthopedic manual and also occupational health physiotherapist. During the pandemic, people needed to work from home, so for a good work chair you will need adjustment for the h...
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