Today?s problem with office chairs some say, is that we have been forced into a ?table and chair? culture where many of our daily tasks take place in this right angled and seated position. This sort of sitting can force the body into a slumped or ?c? shaped position putting uneven pressure on the vertebral disks and muscles of the lower back. With time and being seated in your office chair over long periods each day, the spine can become deformed and erode disks, making it hard to retrain to the proper posture for sitting.
In America, back pain is epidemic. Costing us billions each year, aside from the common cold, back pain or injury from workplace conditions or office chairs of some sort keeps more employees away from work than any other single cause. Evidence from many different cultures shows us that seating and the practice of sitting has been associated with numerous issues. Back pain of all sorts, fatigue, varicose veins, muscle stress, problems with the diaphragm, digestion and body development have all been associated with improper positioning when seated for long periods of time.