The Best Way to Work From Home

Good mood and high productivity are the major offtakes of ergonomic furniture and accessories.

No matter how informed we are regarding office ergonomics, there’s always a scope to learn more. In spite of the numerous knowledge sources available on the internet and in magazines, we feel wanting for more. And there couldn’t be a better information provider than a specialist. Amazingly, office ergonomics is not a category only for architects, interior designers, and furniture manufacturers. Ergonomic furniture and accessories find tonnes of acknowledgement from medical experts as well. Precisely speaking, ergonomic furniture and accessories are strongly vouched and endorsed by psychiatrists.

I recently had the privilege of a rendezvous with a psychiatrist who specialises in treating Office Syndrome. Being a writer who has been confined to home for a good two years now, I too have had my share of mental demons. I felt too lethargic to work. I was sulking all the time. My backaches and spine issues had reached manic levels. My psychiatrist suggested that I should invest in good ergonomic furniture and accessories if I were to return to my productive state.

Here’s what he said: “The pandemic has unleashed a reign of mental terror of sorts. Most of my patients are battling workplace blues. In medical parlance, we call it the Office Syndrome. Most of my clients either had a bad spine or a mental kink that needed immediate rectification. As a mental health expert, I feel that the best solution to all the vagaries of office is ergonomics. That’s why I recommend ergonomic furniture and accessories to all my clients, be they employees or employers.

He added: “We live in an age where home-offices are the new normal. And this trend is likely to continue for a long time as new Covid-19 variants pop up every now and then. Many of my patients now work only from home. Obviously, a home-office has a lot of benefits, but if we take it for granted, then we’re risking a lot of health hazards as well.”

What is Office Syndrome?

Well, the Office Syndrome can be defined as a bunch of problems that strike working professionals who lead a sedentary life at their offices. It’s a combination of various physical and mental issues with depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) being the most intense. According to my psychiatrist: “The problem begins when home-office workers or even the regular office workers lack encouragement and motivation. It stems from an improper working environment and compounds into a multitude of ailments. If ergonomic furniture and accessories are provided at the workplace, then people are less likely to fall prey to all the mental problems.

What is ergonomic furniture?

Ergonomic furniture can be defined as office furniture that ensures utmost physical and mental comforts to its users. Ergonomic furniture is designed with care and compassion and elevates the health, fitness, mood, and productivity to great levels. Furniture includes”

Sit and stand desks
Office desk chairs
Stools
Converters
Meeting pods
Work pods
Phone booths

What are ergonomic accessories?

As the name suggests, ergonomic office accessories are the additions that one can have alongside ergonomic furniture. Ergonomic furniture and accessories should be used in tandem to attain the umpteen levels of office ergonomics. Ergonomic accessories include:

Keyboards
Monitor arms
Mice
Mouse pads
Footrests
Chair mats
Pedestals
Acoustic panels
Laptop stands
Mobile phone stands

What are the benefits of ergonomic furniture and accessories?

The benefits of ergonomic furniture and accessories are aplenty. Let’s walk you through them in detail. Of course, here I’ll also be including some points which were highlighted by my psychiatrist.

Good posture

Ergonomic furniture and accessories are a great medium to attain the ideal posture. Ergonomic furniture and accessories are specifically designed to give your spine the ideal “S” shape. When we see people, and especially the working professionals, with the ideal posture. We can safely assume that they are highly productive. Ergonomic furniture and accessories are adjustment-friendly and can be used by people with different body shapes, sizes, and stature. In the words of the psychiatrist: “Ergonomic furniture and accessories have revolutionised not only the posture, but the entire persona of working professionals.”

Healthy backs

Ergonomic furniture accessories offer the ideal lumbar (lower back) support to employees. When they are used together ergonomic furniture and accessories play a magical role in wiping-off the backaches and the other pains that stem from them. Now that is indeed a big sigh of relief for people who are grappling with bad backs. My psychiatrist said: “A bad back impacts your mind as well and you don’t feel happy at all. This implies a lack of willingness to work efficiently. Bad backs are common with regular office workers and home-office specialists. I believe that ergonomic furniture and accessories should be used in abundance to tackle this problem.”

Good mood

Ergonomic furniture and accessories are the best antidotes to lull and depression at the workplace. They look very aesthetic and appealing. Sit and stand desks, office desk chairs, converters, and meeting pods come in various hues, themes, and colours. Similarly, ergonomic accessories too are also known as to heal by appeal. One of the best examples is an ergonomic keyboard that comes in various innovative shapes and designs. It keeps the wrists and forearms in a good shape and also furthermore keep eye quite pleasing.

High productivity

Productivity is slated for a meteoric rise if you feel good. My psychiatrist reflected: “I have seen a monumental rise in work-productivity of those employees who were battling depression and anxiety. This is the magical power of ergonomic furniture and accessories. I guess the reasons to use ergonomic furniture and accessories are too good to be described. We can’t do enough justice to them with our words. They need to become to attached to it.

Conclusion

All psychiatrists vouch for ergonomic furniture and accessories. They are quite comforting.