Seth Laffal, Senior Systems Lead for Burton was trapped in his “ergonomic” office chair. Hear what he has to say about his experience switching to our Ariel chair.
From the moment I sat in it, they couldn't get me out.
Seth Laffal
Sr. Systems Lead, Burton
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If lumbar support worked, why do so many people have back pain from sitting?
Back pain is almost a universal experience in modern America, but shockingly we’re not able to even say what’s causing all this misery.
While it’s unclear where the tsunami of back pain came from, it’s clear that the “lumbar support” offered by ergonomic office chairs hasn’t solved the problem.
Which made our team at QOR360 ask: “What if ‘ergonomic’ chairs aren’t the solution? What if ‘ergonomic’ chairs are actually the problem?”
We’ve now had hundreds of emails, postcards, letters, and videos from people who’ve found that our approach to sitting, active sitting, has largely or completely eliminated their back pain. I’ve heard this story so often now, I’m beginning to believe it. As a lifelong researcher I’m waiting on the double blinded, cross over controlled trials to show active sitting helps with back pain, but such trials are still away off. Back pain is notoriously difficult to study, and longitudinal studies require large sample sizes and are time consuming and expensive to conduct. So, we’ll just have to be patient.
But in the meantime, active sitting, unlike surgery or drugs presents virtually no risk. So, it’s a great approach to try first. If active sitting solves the problem, well, problem solved.
If not, well, just return your chair. There are lots of more expensive and riskier approaches to you can go on to try.
Dr. Turner Osler
Founder, QOR360
There are many reasons to switch to a QOR360 chair. Here are three.
MD Designed
With decades of experience as a physician and researcher, Dr. Osler’s quest for a healthier way to sit led him to develop a better chair.
Improve Posture
Active sitting improves posture and strengthens core muscles which can relieve back pain from prolonged sitting.
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"I’ve gone through a lot of iterations of tools to try to ease the pain. Nothing has helped except for this chair.”
Haley
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“This chair had such a great impact on my life. It was an absolute game-changer.”
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Maybe it's time to think differently about what you are sitting on for hours every day.
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REDROCKER®
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Using our patented mechanism we call RedRocker™ Technology, QOR360 chairs move effortlessly in all directions, allowing you to stay in motion.
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Once you have your QOR360 chair, schedule a free postural consultation with our in-house spine expert, Uwe Mester. Uwe has helped people find pain-free sitting for over a decade. His thoughtful approach has helped thousands of people.
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We are onto something...
Boston Globe
It’s a different kind of chair, invented by a former surgeon.
Former surgeon Turner Osler is trying to save the world from the traditional chair by creating a design that includes a rocking seat that feels more like walking than sitting. -Billy Baker
MEDIUM.COM
Your Office Chair Is Hurting You
But also, forget standing desks. Try ‘active sitting,’ according to a trauma surgeon who wants to cure sitting disease. -Ashley Abramson
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Goodbye, Back Pain? This Office Chair Was Designed by a Trauma Surgeon
For decades, American workers have tried trendy office chairs hoping to alleviate the agony of sitting. Is the new ‘Active Stool’ the one? -Magdalena Puniewska
MD DESIGNED
Meet Dr. Turner Osler
Turner is the CEO and Founder of QOR360. Dr. Osler is an academic trauma surgeon turned research epidemiologist who has published over 300 peer-reviewed medical papers and book chapters. As a physician who’s suffered from a tyranny of conventional chairs for most of his life, Dr. Osler’s quest for a healthier way to sit led him to develop The Eccentric Bicylinder, a shape that is central to QOR360’s ergonomic, healthy, and active seating products.
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