Can a Rise and Recline Chair Help Your Health?

Not only will getting up and down more frequently improve your circulation, but also reclining to a position where the feet are elevated above the heart can really help, especially with conditions such as heart disease or other circulatory problems as gravity encourages blood flow back to the heart and reduces swelling in extremities.

With a variety of cushions available, pressure relief can be adjusted depending on your needs to help mitigate the risk of pressure sores, which is also aided by the variety of different sitting positions available. Where swelling is a problem, such as conditions like oedema causing a build-up of fluid in the feet and legs, a rise recliner’s elevated position can bring the feet above hip level to alleviate the swelling. Such conditions are exacerbated by sitting in one position for long periods of time so by controlling the swelling and reducing foot and leg pain, the rise recliner can enable the user to walk more often and more easily which will again help to improve the condition through regular movement.

One of the things that prevents older people or those with limited mobility from moving more often is the fear of falling – which is totally understandable. Why would you take the risk when you can sit safely and comfortably? Well, maintaining movement is vital for your health, mobility, independence so you need a chair that can help to minimise the falls risk and guide you safely to a standing position. A rise recliner’s motorised transition provides the gentle support you need to go from sitting to standing and back again in a safe and controlled manner. Once you have the confidence that the chair has got your back, you’ll no longer avoid getting up and down!

You’ll also be fully supported while you sit, whether you’re upright or reclined, so you won’t need to worry about slipping, sliding, slumping or falling out of your chair.

Sitting in the correct position doesn’t just relieve pressure on the body, but having the correct posture – especially in a slightly reclined position – can help to open up the chest and decrease pressure on the diaphragm and lungs, helping you to breath more deeply and easily.

This can benefit illnesses such as COPD and asthma, as well as improving snoring and acid reflex amongst other conditions. Also, by reducing the effort required to get into and out of your chair, this can help to reduce the breathlessness associated with exertion for those who suffer from breathing difficulties.

All these benefits can dramatically reduce the stress associated with carrying out day-to-day activities and the worry that health conditions can bring. Combined with the improvements to your independence that a rise recliner can offer, you may well find that your chair dramatically helps to improve your mental health as well as alleviating the physical symptoms that have been troubling you.