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Our Experts Answer...
Traditional seating posture i.e.
upright, can increase
kyphosis , an outward rounding of the lumbar region of the spine.
In an upright 90° sitting position you bend your hip joints and
rotate your pelvis axis backwards, flattening the lumbar curve
and straining the muscles of the back. When leaning forward you
have to bend further and this bending takes place mainly in the
4th and 5th lumbar discs, so a lumbar/back support on a
traditional chair will hardly have any influence on your posture
when leaning over to work:-
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on traditional seating
when leaning forward
your spine curves forward
and your vertebrae become compressed |

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In terms of posturally healthy sitting and maintaining a healthy
spine we should avoid kyphosis in the low back and maintain a
moderate level of lordosis (the natural or inward curvature of
the lumbar region of the spine). This means incorporating the
natural curves of the spine into our seated posture:-
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on a Saddle Seat
bodyweight
is automatically
distributed more evenly,
providing
a natural anatomical
balance and reducing pressure
on the back
muscles |
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Our
Experts Answer...
Some negative
effects include:
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Our
Experts Answer...
- Saddle
Seating maintains the natural inward curvature of the spine
to create the optimum balanced posture.
- The
Beautelle Saddle Seat is designed to promote optimal seated
posture. Sitting on a Saddle Seat properly positions and
stabilises the pelvis automatically relieving stress on the
lumbar discs and spine.
- The Saddle
shaped seat gives maximum support and maintains your natural
spine curve by keeping your pelvis rotated forwards and your
back hollow and permits the pelvis to be held securely in
its natural position so that, when leaning forward to work,
the lean is from the hips and not the waist.
- With the
Saddle Stool there is no need for lumbar support because the
correct lumbar curve is maintained naturally rather than
artificially.
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