Are you sitting comfortably?
FurNITurE THAT GIvES A HELPING HAND
ON AvErAGE, people in the UK spend about 9.5 hours or more sitting down during the day. So it’s essential that your seat supports your spine correctly.
A rise and recline chair can help to provide the correct support for your upper and lower back, promoting healthy spine alignment.
Oak Tree Mobility’s occupational therapy partner, Samantha Shann, has three easy tips to help improve posture at home:
■ Move Regularly. This means not sitting or standing for prolonged periods.
■ Light Exercise. Gentle movement and walking reduce stiffness and increase the range of movement in joints and spine.
■ Mobilise Your Spine. Simple exercises such as shoulder rotations can help strengthen the upper back muscles. An adjustable bed or chair also helps with sitting and standing or getting in and out of bed. There is no ‘one-sizefits-all’ — your furniture should give you the correct support in all the right places. Willowbrook Mobility Direct handcrafts mobility furniture to your measurements, so each piece is as unique as you. And why not can add a pop of colour or heat and massage functions for additional luxury, comfort and relaxation?