This guide is for people who sit for the majority of the day—in a traditional office chair, in a car, or at your dining room table (as I sometimes do)—and find that sitting in these seats is an uncomfortable or painful experience. There are different types of seat cushions such as; wheelchair seat cushions, air-filled seat cushions and memory foam seat cushions. Proprietary HYPERFOAM™, soft rebounding memory foam is infused with charcoal extract to prevent odor and conforms naturally around the leg and hip to deeply release muscle tension and provide cloud-like comfort. Engineered with a thoughtful coccyx cutout design, this cushion not only alleviates pressure on the tailbone but also promotes coccyx pain relief, maintaining proper spinal alignment and improving overall sitting posture. They are designed to promote healthy posture by providing support and cushioning to the lower back, tailbone, and hips.

Its portability and lightweight design make it an ideal companion for individuals on the move, offering reliable support and comfort wherever needed, whether traveling, attending events, or utilizing different seating areas at home or work. As an office worker who spends the majority of my time hunched over a screen, my posture has never been exemplary. To find the best seat cushions for hours of sitting on your butt, we collected recommendations from Lefkowitz, Jaffe, and three other chiropractors.

The different memory foam solutions also offer different ways to regulate temperature and wick away moisture. If you tend to start your workday by making a cup of coffee, sitting down at your desk, and then not moving for long stretches of time, your body may start to feel a little worse for wear. Its breathable mesh cover, allowing air to flow through and keeping you comfortably cool throughout the day. Jaffe agrees that gel cushions provide great heat dissipation, so your butt won’t feel uncomfortably hot.

David Perna at Back and Body Medical says a simple fix for anyone who wants to improve their posture is to make sure your hips are higher than your knees when sitting. It's comfortable and convenient to use, and unlike other big cushions, the Belmont orthopaedic seat cushion promotes healthy posture, blood circulation and align the spine so you can have a better time concentrating on your task. The right seat cushion can help you focus on your posture and correct bad habits, ultimately making you more comfortable. Surprisingly, we found that we preferred it over the Purple cushion, if only by a matter of degrees. He recommends memory foam cushions like the Sleepavo and says they are especially effective for people sitting on harder chairs, because they help distribute weight across the back, butt, and thighs.Working remotely throughout the pandemic has made people acutely aware of the butt and back strain a poorly designed seating setup can cause. It comes with a removable, washable grey jersey cover and an adjustable strap that allows you to fix it to the back of most shapes and sizes of chair (even the flimsy folding number I’d been resting my weary bones on for the last six months).