The EGG Chair

Doctor Riter's Physical Therapy ErgoChair

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.

The ERGO Chair was designed to help those who want to maintain their health, prevent back problems and restore the body's natural balancing mechanisms even while sitting and working at a desk all day long. To improve ones physical health while working in an office environment is indeed quite an achievement.

The Surgeon General has reported that inactivity in the office environment poses a significant health threat. Sitting passively on a chair for many hours does not enable the body to move around. Have you ever felt like moving around even while you were sitting? With the ERGO CHAIR you will naturally make micro-adjustments with your body all day long.

The Ergo Chair will naturally teach your body to sit correctly

The ERGO CHAIR helps your back by teaching the body to sit with good posture and giving it the endurance to stay there. If you are sitting with poor posture on the ERGO CHAIR your body will give you negative feedback. While sitting in the Ergo Chair you will be using muscles not used to working. And at first, short sessions of about one hour using your Ergo Chair is best. However, when you have found the proper and most comfortable way to sit for your own body, the ERGO CHAIR will prove to be an invaluable health aid. And will be come a comfortable chair for day long use. This ERGONOMIC CHAIR is a teaching tool for for your body and back muscle with the ability to overcome life long bad habits. The ERGO CHAIR helps your spinal health by teaching the body to sit in a good posture and giving it the endurance to stay there.

The Ergo Chair fits all standard desks

The ERGO CHAIR will fit under just about any desk. Simply adjust the ERGO CHAIR so that it is comfortable for your height. You may do this by inflating the ball or deflating it according to your own individual comfort level. Make sure however, that your knees are NOT higher than your hips.

The Ergo Chairs many advantages over stanard ergonomic office chairs

The ERGO CHAIR is superior to the traditional chair because it allows movement while remaining seated. While sitting, there is a tendency to slouch, especially when your mind is busy with other tasks. As you continue to sit you slouch further, and usually end up in a poorer posture supported by the backrest. While many people at this point become conscious of their poor posture, due to back pain, most people can not correct the problem without help. Posture is a habit for better or worse, and continual awareness is necessary to independently correct it. As we concentrate on our work we forget about our posture. Additionally, the sad fact is that most people lack the lower back strength required to sit in good posture for long periods of time.

Standard office chairs, encourage muscular atrophy

Although the best ones are initially comfortable, they do little to improve posture. They are designed to hold the body upright but do not allow you to move or hold yourself up therefore encouraging the postural muscles to atrophy.

The success of the ERGO CHAIR is in conquering this problem. It exercises and strengthens the lower back in ways that no other workout can. While a workout in a gym might strengthen the major muscle groups of the area, sitting on the ERGO CHAIR egg shaped ball builds up the muscles that lay deep within the trunk of the back. These small spinal stabilizers are essential for the conditioning of the lower back. This strengthening is accomplished by encouraging the body to sit in good posture while on the ball, gradually building up strength of the back muscles until it is possible to be in perfect posture all of the time.

The ERGO CHAIR provides a dynamic sitting surface because you are moving slightly on the exercise ball as you go around your various tasks. On the ERGO CHAIR you can bounce up and down, move sideways and easily move the chair around to various locations. This activity, or dynamism in sitting builds up the endurance of the postural muscles and leads to better posture.

The ERGO CHAIR will improve your circulation

Yes. You are constantly moving while sitting in the Ergo Chair rather than your weight always pressing your legs into a hard chair surface. In an Ergo Chair circulation is greatly improved in the legs and other parts of the body.

Better Posture Quickly

The ERGO CHAIR does not work instantly after the first five minutes. It is advisable to begin to sit on the chair at least one hour a day and then gradually building up to longer durations. You should feel noticeable differences in you back strength and sitting comfort in one to two weeks. Don’t forget that this is a chair that promotes dynamic sitting and this means that you exercise your muscles while you sit. This may take time. People who are more physically fit will experience beneficial results sooner.

Once you become comfortable sitting on your Ergo Chair for long stretches of time your body will literally desire this type of sitting.

$175.99	The egg-shaped ball of the Ergo Chair does not compress discs in the spine, like a regular chair. 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.