Therapeutic Chair

Abstract

A therapeutic recumbent chair having back and leg cushions and including an adjustable lumbar support member and an adjustable scapula region support member, each within the back cushion and movable toward and away from a front surface of the back cushion for adjustment of the support members against the back cushion for comfortably supporting the back of a user when the user is seated in the chair. Varying the positions of the adjustable lumbar support member and of the adjustable scapula region support member allows the chair to be configured to properly support a user's back when the user is in a recumbent position, for minimizing back problems of a user and for treating back disorders.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a therapeutic chair. More particularly, the present invention relates to a therapeutic recumbent chair that is adjustable for providing support surfaces to properly support a user's back when in a recumbent position, for minimizing back problems of a user and for treating back disorders.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]As reported by the Cornell University Ergonomics web, “An estimated 50% of people in the industrialized world suffer some form of back complaint and many of these are related to poor seat design.” It further notes that the lumbar region of the back is most often the affected part. Many different configurations of chairs having back support arrangements have been proposed and developed. But because of the complexity of the human vertebral column, few of those chairs, although adjustable, function sufficiently well to be suitable for providing proper back support...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is about a chair that can be adjusted to support a user's arms and relax their arms and shoulders. The chair has arm rests that can move in different directions, making it easy for the user to get in and out of the chair. The chair can also have an overhead grab bar that the user can use to stretch their arms and shoulders. The grab bar can be adjusted in height and is secure for the user to hold while relaxing in the chair. This invention provides more comfort and support for users while seated in a chair.

Problems solved by technology

But because of the complexity of the human vertebral column, few of those chairs, although adjustable, function sufficiently well to be suitable for providing proper back support, as well as for treating back disorders.

The outwardly-projecting regions result in stress on the body when the person is in a recumbent sitting position.

Prior recumbent seating arrangements provide back support that does not address the scapular region stress.

In instances in which the seating arrangement includes seat back side edges, or wings, that protrude forward of the center of the seat back, such as those founds in automobile seats and some office chairs, cause increased pressure on the scapula region by cupping the person's back, thereby resulting in discomfort that could later lead to a back disorder.

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