Brief Product Description

What Is It? A new and exciting ergonomic chair designed by a group of physicians, health practitioners and engineers in Switzerland to promote correct posture, to help strengthen the muscles in the abdominal area and the spine, and to take stress off the back and neck.

What Does It Do? Most people who sit in front of a computer or at a desk for prolonged periods of time assume poor posture. It results in flattening of the lumbar spine and altered head carriage. This can result in chronic lower back pain, weak abdominal muscles, and neck problems that often lead to headaches.

Prolonged sitting in most office chairs can also cause poor circulation in the legs resulting in painful leg cramps or the sensation of the legs falling asleep.

The ErgoChair enables individuals to achieve proper posture. The egg-shaped flexible ball allows free movement of the body - up and down, back and forth, and side to side - for the body to find the best posture to relieve and prevent back pain.

By using the ErgoChair many different abdominal muscles naturally tense to tilt the pelvis and the lumbar spine flexes and extends reaching the balanced position of optimal function and stability. The muscles will then contract to hold the position. This makes the body aware of the correct posture. After about one to two weeks of use, you will notice that you have better posture sitting in any chair.

Key Points:

• Unique, patented design
• Safe and easy to use
• Can promote proper posture
• May strengthen muscle in your abdomen and back
• Adjustable height by inflating or deflating ball
• Durable steel frame

Detailed Product Description:

Construction details including materials:

The frame: Steel (made in China)
The egg-shaped ball : PVC (polyvinyl chloride) (made in Italy)
Burst strength of ball : Able to support 1,420 lbs. without rupture or other visible damage.

Product features:

• The ErgoChair is easy to assemble, fun to use, and lightweight.
• An air pump is enclosed and it is easy to inflate the ball chair.
• The ball can be removed for exercise.
• Comes with an exercise manual.

Testimonials:

"Your ErgoChair Makes Economic Cents!"

"The ErgoChair has increased productivity in my office by at least eight times. I am an administrator of three multidisciplinary health clinics. Two years ago, I ruptured a disc at the L5/S1 level (lower back) and have since suffered from sciatica. If I weren't also the owner, I'm sure the business manager would have fired me by now, as my level of productivity has been greatly hindered.

Unfortunately, most of my functions require many hours of working at the computer. I've set up a handicap workstation (standing) as sitting aggravates the sciatica. After a short while, my legs become congested and fatigued. When that happens, I must remove a worker from their station so I can sit. However, I must constantly get up and down when I sit and find it very difficult to get my work completed. The loss of productivity is substantial.

With the ErgoChair I am able to sit through an entire 8-12 hour day with an appropriate number of breaks. This has increased not only my own productivity, but also the productivity of co-workers who were previously removed from their stations.

Now, if that's not enough economic cents, I also profit every time I sell an ErgoChair!"

Melody Marin, D.C.

"Sitting can be hazardous to our health. More and more time is spent sitting in front of computers than ever before. As a health care provider, I see the results of this type of sitting every day in my clinical practice: neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, arm and hand pain, numbness in the fingers and forearms, hemorrhoids, weak abdominal muscles, eye strain. The list goes on and the afflictions are affecting an ever-younger segment of the population. An important approach to reducing these afflictions of sitting is to develop better ideas about sitting itself. This is the reason why I am so interested in the ErgoChair . The ErgoChair represents a new approach to sitting. Sitting in the ErgoChair can actually enhance one's health. The dynamics of sitting in the ErgoChair facilitates spinal health and the circulation of cerebral-spinal fluid. Pressure is reduced on the spinal discs. The ErgoChair helps condition and strengthen the abdominal and back muscles. The ErgoChair is an important new concept for sustained sitting."

Richard Gold, Ph.D., L.Ac.

"Thank you for sending me one of your innovative ErgoChairs for evaluation. I have to tell you that I was quite impressed! As you know from when we spoke, just this past month I had a major neck surgery, and have been housebound for the past four weeks. Quite frankly, it is my opinion that your ErgoChair has allowed me to comfortably do so, even while my cervical spine was healing. The chair seems to entirely take the strain off my back and neck; something I suspect is due to its automatically letting the spine return to its natural, anatomical position, unlike most conventional desk chairs. It would be my recommendation that anyone who has a back or neck problems would likely find this product to improve their overall condition, and that they should get one without delay. Also, I am quite impressed with the Ergo ball seat, and its dual use. Many patients will find this physical therapy aide to be invaluable. "

Mitchell S. Nudelman, M.D., J.D., F.C.L.M.