I have trouble with my back and this chair helps a lot! I got one for me to use in a meeting room at my Senior facility because the dimensions were right - it is just the right height for me to get up from after sitting for an hour. And it is rated for up to 400#. Plus, my back doesn't go into spasm the next day. I got a second chair for another meeting room, and now I can go to meetings/activities in each place and not suffer the next day. It looks pretty spiffy as well.