Task chairs, gaming chairs, and stools tested on real bodies for weeks at a time.
Sciatica-friendly chairs share three traits: dynamic lumbar support that targets L4-L5, a waterfall seat edge to ease thigh and hip pressure, and enough adjustability to keep your spine in neutral. These six picks - from the budget Sihoo Doro C300 to the premium Herman Miller Aeron - meet that bar.
A clinical take on real leather office chairs - top-grain and full-grain only, ranked by ergonomic frame, leather grade, and 10-year durability.
We sat in seven ergonomic chairs for 8+ hour workdays. Here is what survived - from a Steelcase Gesture down to a $480 sleeper pick.
Most floor scratches come from one cheap part the chair industry refuses to fix: the casters. Swap them, then pick from these four chairs we trust on bare wood.
A doctor of physical therapy's framework for choosing an office chair that reduces perineal pressure during hemorrhoid flare-ups - plus the chair-and-cushion combos that work better than any single product alone.
Hip pain at the desk usually starts with the chair, not the hip. A doctor of physical therapy walks through the seat features that actually unload the hip joint, plus eight chairs that get them right.
A doctor of physical therapy walks through what changes in your spine each trimester, then names the five chairs that actually accommodate those changes - Aeron, Embody, Steelcase Leap, HAG Capisco, and Sihoo Doro S300.
If your glutes ache after a few hours of sitting, the chair is usually the problem. We rank six chairs that real ergonomists and SERP-leading testers recommend for sit-bone, piriformis, and tailbone pressure.
Six heavy-duty ergonomic office chairs tested for big-and-tall users - weight capacities, seat widths, and which to skip.
An eight-step framework for picking a chair that survives changes in your body, your job, and your tastes.
Under $400, the M57 delivers adjustability and lumbar contact you'd expect at twice the spend.
Twenty years on, the Aeron remains our top recommendation for desk-bound knowledge workers. Three Aeron sizes, three real bodies, four weeks of typing - here's what we found.