I have bad knees so I wanted a chair that will assist me in getting up. I bought this chair because of the headrest and lumbar feature. when reclining the seat doesn't go back, just the backrest goes back so I tend to slide down the chair. The leg rest doesn't go up very far either. I do really like the way it lifts to help get out of the chair (it almost dumps you out when it raises all the way up). I bought it from a small furniture store they didn't have it on display, so I didn't sit in it before I bought it. wish I had.