Chairs specified for people who sit all day and feel it: the Chiro Plus and Chiro Plus Ultimate with their deep lumbar shaping, the mesh backed Stealth Shadow and Ergo Twist, the Regent and Nexus with headrests, the Onyx with height adjustable arms, and the Sitall Deluxe posture stool. What separates them from a standard chair in task and operator chairs is the shape of the back, not the badge on it.
Choosing a posture chair
A posture chair works by holding the small of your back forward, so the fit has to be right or it does nothing at all. Sit with your back fully against the backrest and check the lumbar curve lands around your belt line rather than up by your shoulder blades. Set the seat height so your feet are flat and your knees sit a shade below your hips, then bring the desk to the chair rather than the other way round.
Two mistakes come up again and again. The first is leaving the tilt locked upright all day, when a bit of movement is exactly what a sore back needs. The second is buying a headrest for someone who works forward at a screen and never touches it. If you run hot, mesh backs like the Stealth Shadow breathe better than foam; if you want more support, the Chiro Plus foam holds its shape longer. Mesh task chairs and fabric task chairs show the alternatives.
Finish the setup, not just the seat
A monitor arm puts the screen at eye height so the neck stops doing the work, ergonomic accessories cover footrests and supports, and a height-adjustable desk lets someone stand when sitting has stopped helping. Workshops and labs usually want stools and draughtsman chairs instead. Gas lifts and castors live in chair spares and parts.
Posture chairs supplied across Suffolk and Essex
We are Office Masters, the web shop belonging to Neil Andrew Office Solutions, a family-run firm at Ransomes Europark in Ipswich. The business goes back to the 1980s, when Neil joined his father Malcolm, and it has supplied and installed office furniture here ever since, trading under Neil's own name from 2017. Posture chairs go out to Woodbridge, Sudbury, Colchester and Bury St Edmunds week in, week out.
Free standard delivery to UK mainland addresses normally takes about five working days, with a next working day option for the urgent cases, such as a workstation assessment with a date on it. Chairs can be pre-built before they arrive if nobody on site fancies the job. If you are buying for a specific back problem and want a hand narrowing it down, ring 01473 464644 and tell us what the report said.
