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.
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.
Wobble at 48 inches, motor noise under 50 dB, and the most complete accessory ecosystem of any sit/stand desk. The V2 stays our standing-desk pick for 2026.