Anyone can say anything over the phone and I don't know about websites......are they expensive to keep on line? Anyway, that sounds like and extremely expensive chair......perhaps you would be better off with a less expensive chair and perhaps some sort of brace on your back to ease the pain/discomfort...sometimes, breaking from the sewing machine after say 15 minutes and doing some simple muscle excercises is enough to break that chain of pain...........

I have two office chair from Staples, can't remember the cost but not that much.
They works great.

I would want to do a test drive in person to see if the chair really would help your back. I have found comfortable office chairs by NOT looking in the cheap section. Good Luck !!

I bought mine at Staples for about $100. Sat in all til I found one comfortable for me.

I had sciatica for most of my life until a couple years ago when I had hip replacement surgery.

I have a really old Herman Miller I think is the brand. I paid $500 for it in 1994. I was measured for it. It was sold by a local office furniture store. Not Staples or any of those but a store that designs interior spaces like office cabinetry, etc. It is literally designed to fit my behind--well actually my lumbar curve. Best 500 I have ever spent. I don't think they do that any more though.

19 years later and I still use that chair. Can't say that about the cheaper ones.

I looked it up and it is Herman Miller. Look under performance chairs on their website. I have a Herman Miller Equa 2. I remember they measured my leg lengths, arms etc and then picked the options to make my chair. OMG, choke, I just saw the list price on that chair now and it is 1200.

I have an office chair with a $10.00 back support which works just fine. I actually find that as long as I use a chair with wheels for computer and sewing that I don't have too much of an issue.

I have had a Balan's Chair for decades, the kind without a back support. It came highly recommended by my orthopedic MD because I have scoliosis in the small of my back and had to be able to sit upright while sewing. I absolutely love it because it's so comfortable for me, keeps my back straight, and keeps me from "hunching over" my sewing machine. It's been a Godsend! Here's a link so you can see what I'm talking about. Mine has just the seat rest and knee rest, no back and no rolling casters.
http://www.bizchair.com/kneelingchai...4-ece2f0b7394e
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MacThayer, I am so interested in this and the whole thread. But I have a question, hope it's not too dumb. How do you use your foot control for sewing? I am just starting to look into a different chair because the one I have pushes my upper back forward and I have trouble with pain in my back anyway. Thanks in advance.

I have the Herman Miller with fully adjustable arms, height & lumbar. They too have 3 sizes S M L. Cost is a little high, upwards of $769. A good office supply store should sell them. Check out: http://www.smartfurniture.com/products/Aeron-Chair.html?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term =herman%20miller%20aeron%20chair&utm_content=Herma n%2BMiller%2BAeron&utm_campaign=Herman%2BMiller%2B-%2BAeron&s_kwcid=AL!3691!10!628055390!14516029286& ef_id=UJbcAgAACR0iOBLX:20130710005950:s