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Lower and Upper Back Pain

Which Is The Best Office Chair For Back Pain?

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Which Is The Best Office Chair For Back Pain

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Most people underestimate the value of movement in an office chair when looking to tackle back pain. Gentle movement in your chair helps to reduce pain, maintain healthy bones, joints, energy levels, aid concentration, boost your immune system and maintain endorphin levels.

This guide is full of office chairs that help you achieve easy micro movement while you work. Some chairs will move very gently and some move more. A little movement in a chair (forwards and backwards) can help to alleviate your lower or upper back pain quickly.

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The Variable - World Famous - In Stock

Variable Natural Ash

The Varier Variable Balans - The original, the most ergonomic and the best. Designed by legendary ergonomic designer Peter Opsvik. Varier kneeling chairs are unique in being perfectly angled to prevent knee pressure, with lots of movement built in to trigger your balance reflex and keep your core strong. They also use materials that are designed to last decades.

Varier kneeling chairs (Variable, Variable Plus, Thatsit and Wing) are the best, and we have tested thousands of kneeling chairs over the last 35 years. To read more about the value of Movement when sitting Click Here.

Variable Natural Ash

HAG Sofi Mesh - In Stock

HAG SoFi Mesh

The Sofi Mesh, ergonomic office chair is so good for creating forwards tilt - If you aren't familiar with the huge benefits of forwards tilt and what it can do for your activity levels / spinal health, give us a call to chat or head over to our blog.

HAG SoFi Mesh

RH Logic 220 - Movement and Adjustability - In Stock

RH Logic 200 & 220

One of the best things about the fluid mechanism on the Logic 200/220 ergonomic office chair range is the minimal movement of the front of the seat when leaning backward - Your feet remain in contact with the floor, minimising pressure on the underside of your thigh.

RH Logic 200 & 220

Capisco Puls, Affordable Ergonomics - In Stock!

HAG Capisco Puls 8020

The Hag Capisco Puls, 8010 and 8020 models are among the most unusual ergonomic office chairs out there. This is an all-time favourite for many of our team.
In our own offices and showrooms, this (or its fully upholstered sibling the Capisco 8106) is the most commonly chosen chair.

HAG Capisco Puls 8020

Varier Actulum - Best Chair ever? - In Stock

Varier Actulum Black Ash

An office chair doesn't have to look like an office chair. This is possibly the best chair we've ever sat in, and the one many BIA staff use around our dining tables and in front of our computers. 

The Actulum is an elegant Home Office or Table Chair that can reduce sitting fatigue, improve posture, increase activity levels and reduce neck and back pain.
It is also well suited to study and hobbies. The rocking movement is exceptional at maintaining alertness and develops core muscles while you sit. Actulums make great dining chairs (particularly with our dining tables), allowing long enjoyable dinner parties and conversation well into the night.  Design: Peter Opsvik.

Varier Actulum Black Ash

Varier Thatsit - The Ultimate Kneeling Chair - In Stock

Varier Thatsit

We believe that Thatsit is the ultimate kneeling chair. It allows the most movement and offers the greatest support. The chair has adjustable leg supports and can be adapted perfectly to the user, regardless of height.

It has an optional back support for those using a chair for long periods of time. Thatsit is ideal for people who have to sit for long periods of time either at home or work. Perfect for all kinds of work at a table. One of our staff has used this chair for over ten years and wouldn't give it up!

Varier Thatsit

HAG Creed - Centre Pivot and Free Movement - In Stock!

HAG Creed 6005

This allows users to control the chairs forward and backward tilt by the movements of their upper body. Controlling the chair is intuitive and fluid. The chair has a "Mercedes" like feel and a very long warranty... Superb in our view!

Designed by legendary ergonomic designer Peter Opsvik it is the ONLY chair we know of that doesn't just offer all the ergonomics you would expect - but also allows left to right rotation of the shoulders. This is something we haven't found in any other chair (only a feature on model HAG Creed 6005 - High back partially upholstered).

HAG Creed 6005

HAG Capisco - Company Directors Choice - In Stock

HAG Capisco 8106

One of the most unusual ergonomic office chairs out there, the Hag Capisco by legendary ergonomic designer Peter Opsvik - this is an all time favourite. In our own offices and showrooms this is the most commonly chosen chair.

HAG Capisco 8106

Swopper: Experience Joyful Sitting - In Stock

The Swopper

You've probably never sat on anything quite like it - we think this might be up there with the most fun of all the saddle chairs ever invented.

The Swopper

HAG Futu - A lot of chair for the money - In Stock

HAG Futu

We can’t say it enough, movement is everything. We haven’t yet found a back problem that isn’t improved by it (except a few during the early recovery stages) and your body struggles to function without it.

HAG Futu

HumanTool for Posture and Core Fitness - In Stock

Human Tool Saddle Seat

The Humantool is for those who want to beat back pain by getting fitter rather than by supporting their back. It's a modern ergonomic approach for reversing the damage that static ergonomic sitting is known to cause.

Human Tool Saddle Seat

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Varier Variable Plus Light Brown

Why is the Variable Plus chair so good? 

The Variable Plus is based on the iconic Variable, one of the greatest chairs ever designed. The Variable Plus encompasses Backinaction's three core essentials of healthy sitting: Movement, Balance, and Forward Tilt. And yet, moment by moment, without any knobs to adjust, the integrated backrest of the Plus allows users to have an "ahhhh" moment. In short, the Plus feels joyful, an amazing sitting experience.

Varier Variable Plus Light Brown

Varier Wing Swivel Kneeling Chair - In Stock

Varier Wing

The Wing is an unconventional working chair with its height adjustment, swivel and tilt functions, and castors for hard or soft floors.

The height adjustability makes it ideal at any work space even if your desk or table is higher than standard table heights.

The Varier Wing promotes active sitting and keeps you breathing deeply, giving your energy levels and concentration an invaluable boost.

Varier Wing

HAG Tribute: Unbeatable Comfort - In Stock

HAG Tribute

This is one for the executives, or for those that like the very best in luxury. The HAG Tribute is a high end ergonomic office chair, that excels in comfort and style, without compromising on the functionality or freedom of movement.

HAG Tribute

Vluv - Ergonomic Seating Ball - In Stock

VLUV Home Accessories

Brilliant products from a brilliant family-run German company. We just love Vluv and both their products and their ethics, not to mention the comfort of everything they make.

VLUV Home Accessories

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