Influence of the Inappropriate School Furniture on the Bodies of Children in Development
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Jevtoska, Elena
Abstract
Range of activities performed in a sitting position are requiring a particular sitting angle, meaning many
different positions of the body are considered as ‘sitting”. A wrongly chosen position for a particular
activity may affect the curvature of the spine, can cause fatigue of the muscles on the back, on the
abdomen, in the pelvis and in the femur bone, can affect the circulation in the lower extremities, and can
increase pressure on the nerves affecting temperature exchange of the body. With the increase of the
time spent in a sitting position and the consequences that can be brought by an incorrect sitting position,
it is necessary to pay more attention when designing the chairs. The influence of the sitting position is
especially expressed in the groups of users who are spending most of the time in this position while
performing their daily activities. This group of users also includes children of school age spending the
school day in a sitting position. If it is not carefully dimensioned and designed, the long-term use of
furniture for sitting and working in educational institutions can cause harm to the health of the users.
The purpose of this research is to provide data on the effect of a wrongly dimensioned chair on different
height users of school furniture.
different positions of the body are considered as ‘sitting”. A wrongly chosen position for a particular
activity may affect the curvature of the spine, can cause fatigue of the muscles on the back, on the
abdomen, in the pelvis and in the femur bone, can affect the circulation in the lower extremities, and can
increase pressure on the nerves affecting temperature exchange of the body. With the increase of the
time spent in a sitting position and the consequences that can be brought by an incorrect sitting position,
it is necessary to pay more attention when designing the chairs. The influence of the sitting position is
especially expressed in the groups of users who are spending most of the time in this position while
performing their daily activities. This group of users also includes children of school age spending the
school day in a sitting position. If it is not carefully dimensioned and designed, the long-term use of
furniture for sitting and working in educational institutions can cause harm to the health of the users.
The purpose of this research is to provide data on the effect of a wrongly dimensioned chair on different
height users of school furniture.
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