Gives maximum ergonomic benefit to the sitter…
Ever since my car accident in late August, I'd been having trouble sitting in my standard office chair for more than about 20 minutes before my back and shoulders would start to ache.
Considering I like to put LOTS of time in at the computer when I'm working, so I can take LOTS of vacation time when I'm not, I had to rectify the problem ASAP.
The solution came from Gabriel-Ross and their Humanscale Freedom Chair – Saddle Seat which comes with numerous frame, textile, caster and base color options. (I got the bright red one.)
The design forces you to keep your back straight when used properly — i.e. sitting in a â€saddle†posture, which lowers the thighs and puts the spine into a lordotic curve. Although I've caught myself using it like a standard stool, more often than not I'm using it properly now, and voila! no more back pain! Yee-ha!!
Another benefit of the â€saddle†posture is that it allows users to get closer to their work — which is great when your eye-sight is diminishing (no doubt due to too much work at the computer) and you refuse to wear reading glasses. I guess those will be the next purchase. 🙂
You can see the chair in action in my Home Office Video.