What length pillow should you get for your seat or recliner?

Not sure which size Body Prop pillow to get? 

Body Prop Classic on a leather club chair, positioned for head or neck support.

Figure 1. Body Prop Classic on a leather club chair, positioned for head or neck support.

The main determining factor is the depth of your seat back, since the pillow needs to drape over the top of the seat and still have enough room for each pillow end to hang down each side of the chair. Then, the intended pillow-end needs to reach the area where you will need it, i.e., head/neck area, or lumbar area.

1. Measure the depth of your chair’s seat back.

Long Body Prop draped over a leather club chair, positioned to support the lumbar or back.

Figure 2. Long Body Prop draped over a leather club chair, positioned to support the lumbar or back.

Figure 2 shows the same chair using the LONG pillow, positioned for lumbar support. If this Long pillow was positioned for head and neck support, you can estimate from this photo how much would be hanging over the back.

2. The seat back shown here (on the leather club chair) is 5 inches deep, and you can see in Figure 1 there is plenty of room to adjust the Body Prop CLASSIC. If your seat back depth is LESS THAN 8 inches, then the Classic length should be long enough for most head and neck support, as long as your head or neck is near the top of the seat back when you’re seated in the chair.

Long Body Prop on a recliner

Figure 3. LONG Body Prop on a recliner with a seat back 8.5″ deep at center. (The edges of this seat back flare out to about 10″ deep.)

Figure 3 shows a rotating view of LONG Body Prop on a recliner with a thicker seat back. If your seat back depth is GREATER THAN 8 inches, then you should consider using the LONG Body Prop for head and neck support so it’s long enough to span the seat back and also offer versatility and adjustability.

3. For further testing, sit in the chair and determine where you need support.

Body Prop dimension
4. Consider the lengths of the various Body Prop pillow pieces shown here and make sure the pillow will reach your intended resting position. Note that both Body Prop pillows are identical except for neck length.

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