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Therapod Ergonomic Office Seating

Therapod ergonomic office chairs are specifically designed to deliver orthopaedically correct back support through the fully customisable spinal support system. This promotes comfort and durability .

Within the range are standard operator chairs, as well as those specifically designed for users with petite or large builds and chairs especially suited to intensive or 24 hour usage.

Click on any of the chairs below to see more detail or to purchase and see below the table for specific details about System Therapod, its benefits and construction.

If you need help to find the right Therapod Chair please fill in the Data Form and return to us by post or email and we will advise on the most suitable chair from the Therapod Range.

	Standard For the majority of users	Lite For the petite user	747 For the larger or heavier user	24/7 24 hour or very high usage
High Back
Model No.	5250	3250	7470	4255
Extra High Back
Model No.	5500	3500	7478	4505

New for 2009	Contract Economic contract chair	Lite Medium Back New medium back version	Independent High back with greater adjustability	Independent Extra high back with greater adjustability

Model No.	8250	3150	7250	7500

About System Therapod® - Standard Features

Customisable Back Support

Your upper, middle and lower back are fundamentally affected by how you sit, yet each region of the back has requirements that are unique to you alone. The Therapod's customisable body-specific adjustment system allows you to adjust the back of your chair to accomodate your needs precisely.

Therapod Construction Inside the back of all Therapod Range chairs is a flexible ABS shell which is mounted on a steel ribcage for added strength. The four hidden straps which make up the customisable adjustment system are easily accessed via a zip on the back of the chair and can be easily adjusted to provide optimal spinal support. Click here for instructions

Top Strap - provides thoracic support for the upper back

Middle Straps - provides optimised lumbar support

Lower Strap - provides support for the sacrum

Pressure Sensitive Seat Foam

The Therapod allows you to sit comfortably for longer periods by spreading the weight of the body and minimising pressure. The Vasco energy absorbing and temperature sensitive seat foam responds to natural body heat to form to the body's shape and provides extra durability during the product's lifetime.

Conventional Seat	Pressure Sensitive Seat

This shows a typical user sitting on conventional seat foam. The yellow and amber areas show pressure where the 'sitting bones' on the lower pelvis support the weight of the entire body. Over sustained periods this intense pressure can cause circulatory problems, pressure sores and back problems.	Sitting on pressure sensitive foam the intense 'hot-spots' of pressure are almost completely elimiated. The firm, but soft foam spreads the body weight across the seat cushion resulting in less pressure and dramatically enhanced long-term comfort

ProBax Seat Foam

From 2009 all Therapod and Chiropod will come with the sophisticated ProBax seat foam as standard. This subtly and naturally rotates the pelvis to promote correct posture resulting in a more comfortable sitting experience.

Multifunctional Arms

To provide optimal support to the upper body the arms on the standard Therapod and Lite chairs are height adjustable. Arm and wrist support on these chairs is provided through the forwards/backwards and swivel actions of the soft touch polyurethane armpads which allows the user to move the chair close to the desk.

The Therapod 24/7 is supplied with fixed arms. The 7470 and 7478 models have an extra heavy duty height adjustable arm with soft touch pads.

Mechanism

Synchro

The back fully is supported when you lean forwards or backwards through the action of the British-made advanced synchronised mechanism. For every 1 degree of movment in the back the seat moves 2 degrees. In addition, the seat and back may be moved independently, the back can be locked into one of seven back angle settings. Adjustments are easily made via the patented fingertip control side tension adjustment. (The 24/7 chairs uses a rocking mechanism rather than the above synchronised mechanism.)

All mechanisms have tension springs to suit the weight of the user and the mechanism fitted differs according to the model of chair.

Standard Therapod - suits users from 9 to 23 stone
Therapod Lite - suits users from 6 to 15 stone
Therapod 747 - suits users up to 30 stone

How to sit comfortably at a desk

The spine is encouraged to maintain a healthy 'S' curve through the chair's design which promotes a natural forward tilt. This reduces the natural tendency to slouch which occurs when seated for long periods.

Synchro Plus

This mechanism is available only on the Therapod Independent chairs and offers all the adjustability of the synchro mechanism with the additional adjustability of independent back angle adjustment.

Seat Slider

For taller users seat slides are available as an option to allow further adjustment Seat slides allow the user to increase the depth of the seat to accomodate longer or shorter legs. (Not available on 24/7 models)

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Therapod Ergonomic Office Seating

Standard

Lite

747

24/7

New for 2009 Contract Economic contract chair Lite Medium Back New medium back version Independent High back with greater adjustability Independent Extra high back with greater adjustability Model No. 8250 3150 7250 7500

New for 2009

Contract

Lite Medium Back

Independent