For those people who work in an office, sitting in an office chair without adequate back support can create a great deal of stress on their lower back. This can happen to anyone who works long hours sitting in the office chair. Our back portion is build on a highly complex mechanism and even with the use of modern advanced technologies pin pointing the exact cause of low back problems can be difficult. At the middle of our back is the spinal cords linked with a sophisticated inter linking of vertebrae and various bones in the back. The spinal cord is linked by a complex array of muscles and bones that are attached with one other very minutely. There are many back problems that can occur as a result of some change in the spinal cord. These changes often happen due to an injury to the neck or back or can be due to sitting on the office chairs.

Any shift in the spinal cord alignment can cause the muscles to tighten up and go into tremor thus making the muscle work continuously. It happens mostly in the seating position while working and sitting without a proper office chair back can lead to many ailments. The back ailment can also lead to poor posture that stresses the soft tissues and joints in your spinal cord. For all those people specially working in an office, sitting in an office chair can either cause or exaggerate the lower back pain. This problem can also happen due to today's lifestyle that often includes longer time of sitting at home watching TV or working on the computer, also during the commute to and from work and many other related works. And so, it is this sitting position that poor postural habits tend to develop and create problems like back pain, etc.

The seat of the chair has to be comfortable so that a person can sit comfortably for a longer period of time. Make sure the seat has enough elastic foam padding to reduce the stress on hips and thighs. It needs to be wide enough to provide at least an inch of space on either side of your body so that you can sit properly. The Waterfall type seat shape can lessen the pressure on the back of the thighs. If your chair has the seat depth controls then you can adjust the front edge of the chair accordingly. If the back side of your legs touches the edge of the seat of chair, then you will not be able to lean against the chair’s back support. Office chair back support is meant to give you the true comfort while sitting on the chair.

You must look for a chair that has an adjustable back support option that elevates or lowers to a height and supports the curve of your back. The lumbar curve helps to uphold a good posture by simply filling the gap between the spine and the seat and thus supporting the natural inward curve of your lower back. You must ensure for the adequate lumbar support which is must to avoid the stress on your spinal cord. A chair’s backrest should be designed slightly curved to follow the natural form of your spine. Well-cushioned arms that can be adjusted in height and width can help you to maintain the straight wrist posture for computer work thus reducing the muscular pains in back and shoulders. The armrest that are too high will not allow your shoulders to relax while those that are too long will prevent you from getting close to your desk and will surely cause discomfort.