About Therapod

When it comes to comfort and durability, it’s what is on the inside that counts.

 
Inside the back of every Therapod chair is a flexible polycarbonate/ABS shell mounted on a steel ribcage for added strength. The shell is made to flex and contort to fit the characteristics of the user’s back by the adjustment of four hidden support straps. Known as dynamic seating, this unique system allows lateral movement and twisting actions while providing optimal spinal support.

System Therapod’s® patented adjustment system precisely targets each of the most vulnerable areas of the back. The top most strap provides thoracic support for the upper back. The middle pair of straps provides optimised lumbar support while the lower strap supports the sacrum. In conjunction with the special profile of the backrest the system effectively ‘cups’ the occupants back in a protective yet highly responsive way.

Before
When seated for long periods on a standard chair, the pelvis rotates and the spinal column bends forward, resulting in a tendency to slouch. The pressure placed on the spine by this posture is an inevitable precursor of back pain.

After
All Status Seating solutions promote a natural forward tilt, allowing the spine to maintain a healthy ’S’ curve. System Therapod® chairs also uniquely enable the user to customise lumbar support to their specific body shape.

How to customise Therapod to your back

• To customise Therapod to your back, first unzip the back cover to expose the adjustable straps
• Loosen off the four adjustable straps by unfastening the velcro tabs
• Pull out each strap to the required tension and then velcro it securely to retain the setting. Support increases by the tension of each strap
• Re-zip the chair cover and enjoy the long-term comfort. Once a chair is set up for its user, it senses and responds to that individual’s needs whatever seating position they adopt

Status use Vasco energy absorbing and temperature sensitive seat foam on all its chairs. This remarkable product comprises two distinct layers, which carry out different but equally important functions. The upper layer is manufactured from Vasco (Visco-Elastic Cellular Polymer) a high-density material that responds to natural body heat and forms to the body’s shape, creating a reflection of the body contours. No matter what the body weight, the Vasco spreads the weight so that when equilibrium is reached the point of least possible pressure is achieved. The Vasco is supported by a top quality V50 polyurethane high density seat foam. The benefits to the user are the ability to sit comfortably for longer periods of time and as the product is tested for severe applications the seat provides extra durability during the products lifetime.

This ‘pressure map’ shows a typical user sitting on conventional foam. Light pressures are shown in blue, and the heaviest in yellow and amber. You can clearly see localised areas of very high pressure where the ‘sitting bones’ on the lower pelvis support the entire body weight. Over sustained periods, this intense pressure can cause circulatory problems, pressure sores and back pain. Here, sitting on pressure-sensitive foam, the intense ‘hot spots’ of pressure are almost completely eliminated. Although 75% of the user’s weight is supported by around 8% of their body surface area, the firm yet soft foam spreads the bodyweight across the seat cushion, resulting in less pressure and dramatically enhanced long-term comfort.