Before starting your search for the best chair for lower back pain (LBP), it’s important to understand the relationship between sitting and LBP. The shocking (or maybe not so shocking) reality is that sitting is terrible for your health.

Spending all day with your bum in a chair can cause several complications ranging from weak leg muscles, to weight gain, to depression and according to new research, even cancer! So how does lower back pain come into the picture?

Most chairs are poorly designed for functional use. Most chairs are just there to look pretty – not to be sat on for hours on end. The short answer is that chronic lower back pain is a consequence of combining the human body with furniture that isn’t made for practical use. You might be a little confused about chairs not being great for sitting so here’s a quick explanation. Continue reading →