Words for adjusting the angle of the back of an office chair?

September 4, 2024 1:08 PM

I cannot figure out what descriptor or search terms will help me find (online) a suitable office chair.

I am tired from being in pain in my current chair and from failed google searches. I am so frustrated. My current chair has zero back support because it's already fixed at about a 115 degree angle. I have tried to adjust it, but that back angle just doesn't seem to be adjustable.

I'd like to find a reasonably good office chair meeting these simple (I think?) criteria:

- It does not lean or sway back much or at all when you sit back in the chair
- The back angle can be adjusted

Can anyone help me out with this? I'd love links to Amazon, but I'm in Canada and we don't have as wide a range of products as you do.

posted by kitcat to Shopping (3 answers total)

Some keywords: tilt, tilt tension, tilt angle, tilt lock
posted by yarrow at 2:02 PM on September 4 [4 favorites]

ergonomic, lumbar support
posted by HearHere at 2:35 PM on September 4 [2 favorites]

Would going to an office furniture store and trying out chairs be an option for you? There's no better way to see if a chair works for you than by actually sitting in it. If you're still living where your profile says, there looks to be some some options. Another option would be to check out the inventory at a big box office supply stores such as Office Depot.
posted by ShooBoo at 8:09 AM on September 5 [2 favorites]