Product Review: Ergonomic Comfort Lounge Chair from Brookstone

If you suffer from back problems but are looking for a great lounge chair for summer, consider the Ergonomic Comfort Lounge Chair from Brookstone. This product can be purchased for $200. My chiropractor actually recommended this lounger to me to help my back.

The Ergonomic Comfort Lounger is different from other chairs because it allows you to lie flat. There is a pillow with a whole cut out for your face, like a massage table, so you that you lie flat on your stomach without hyperextending your neck. There is also a pad that goes under your stomach to reduce stress on your spine. Although this position sounds a little awkward for a chair, you can still read and do other activities with your hands while looking through the hole in the pillow because your face will be 18 inches from the ground.

The lounger can also adjust into five other positions. There are three pillows that you can move to your head, upper body, and abdomen to make yourself more comfortable and take the strain off places where it hurts. You can sit up just as you would in a normal chair with this lounger. The pillows can be moved to support your lower back and neck if you would prefer to be in this position.

The chair is fairly attractive and would look like a regular lounge chair if it did not have the pillows. I find that I can easily clean it off just by spraying it down with the hose or using a brush with soapy water if it has visible dirt. I leave mine outside during the summer months and have had no problems with it wearing out or rusting. However, the fabric did fade fairly quickly after being out in the sun. It also folds up easily when I want to store it away in the shed, but does take up quite a bit of room even in the folded position.

My only major problem with the chair is that it does not have any arm rests. These would be nice especially when I am reading because my arms get tired from holding the book after awhile.

I like that I can comfortably lie on my stomach in this chair in order to get a tan on my back. Many other chairs make this position uncomfortable and I am not able to do any activities, such as reading, while in this position. The chair is also a little higher off the ground than most chairs so it is easier to get in and out of if you are experiencing back pain.