Resources — Research

The evidence behind the question.

A curated selection of external, peer-reviewed research on dynamic sitting, postural variation and back health. Each summary is our own, and we note what each study does and does not show.

Movement while sitting

Exploratory lab study

2021

An exploratory study on the impact of static and dynamic sitting postures on lumbar and pelvic mobility during visual display terminal work

Tanoue H, Mitsuhashi T, Sako S, Inaba R

Twenty healthy adults did 80 minutes of computer work in upright, reclined and dynamic-chair postures while sensors tracked lower-back and pelvic movement. The dynamic balance chair produced significantly more pelvic movement than the static postures.

Journal of Physical Therapy Science · Open access

Systematic review

2012

The effect of dynamic sitting on the prevention and management of low back pain and low back discomfort: a systematic review

O'Sullivan K, O'Keeffe M, O'Sullivan L, O'Sullivan P, Dankaerts W

Reviews the evidence on whether seating that allows movement affects back pain or discomfort. Dynamic sitting can change how the body moves while seated, but the reviewers found limited evidence that it prevents or reduces low back pain.

Ergonomics

Early clinical study

1994

Continuous Passive Motion in Seating: A New Strategy Against Low Back Pain

Reinecke SM, Hazard RG, Coleman K

One of the first studies of a seat support that moves the lower back automatically. In a simulated car seat it produced lumbar motion and better comfort, and 28 drivers with chronic low back pain reported greater comfort using it.

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Figures we cite

BAID does not prevent, treat or diagnose back pain.

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