Look After Your Child’s Back

Since the onset of the ICT revolution, guidelines have been put in place to limit the amount of time a child is allowed to work at the keyboard.  It is as equally important for a child to have an ergonomically designed office chair as it is for an adult - if not more so.  This is something that many teachers or parents don’t actually recognise.  A young child’s spine is still developing and need the correct support and comfort to ensure healthy growth.

Within the business world more large businesses are buying into the concept that ergonomically designed office furniture is an important part of the health and safety process.  Businesses source items such as adjustable office chairs and office desks specifically designed to ensure there are no problems with backache.  Ergonomic furniture provides a happy productive workforce.

Currently this way of thinking is not applied to schools and it has been reported that one in three back related injuries can be traced back to childhood.  The British Chiropractic Association has revealed that twenty nine percent of children surveyed had complained of some sort of back pain to their parents.  Thirty eight percent of parents reported they worry about their child’s posture.

Peter Buckle, Professor at the Robens Centre for Health Ergonomics at Surrey University commented:

“Most people have risk assessments at work and companies call in specialists to look at how to minimise back strain and introduce the correct office chairs and general office furniture to stop these issues, but few schools are taking this kind of advice.”