I finally spent $800 on a high-end office chair and my back still hurts

I always thought spending big money on an ergonomic chair would fix my work-from-home back pain, so I bought a top-tier model after reading tons of reviews. Six months in, my lower back is just as sore as when I used a $50 dining chair, and I'm wondering if I wasted that cash. Has anyone else found a chair actually helped, or is it more about how you sit and move during the day?

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3 Comments

jamie9407d ago

The chair matters less than standing up every 30 minutes to reset your posture.

robins837d ago

Hard disagree. A bad chair will wreck your back no matter how often you stand up. You can't reset your spine if it's already damaged from hours of crap lumbar support.

vera_lewis25d ago

Yeah, you're not wrong at all. I had a cheap mesh chair once and my lower back was in knots after just two weeks. What finally worked for me was getting a chair with adjustable lumbar support, plus I set a timer on my phone to get up every 20 minutes. @jamie940 has a good point about standing up, but you gotta have a decent base to start with, otherwise you're just fighting the chair the whole time.