When and Why to Buy a Riser Chair

Author: Derry Hall

People may face mobility or balance issues due to an injury, a disease, or the ageing factor at some point in life or the other. Luckily, there are a number of mobility aids that help them mitigate their problems and enhance the quality of life.

Riser chairs also come under such mobility aids and they may come in handy in a number of circumstances. In general, most of their variants also come with the 'reclining' feature in it. Therefore, people often refer to them as a riser reclining chair.

Several general conditions when buying a riser reclining chair may help are:

  • Getting up from a chair or lowering yourself into it has become difficult and you need help for that.
  • Your legs are swollen due to a medical condition like edema and need more support than normal.
  • Sitting for prolonged periods in a simple chair has caused you a severe backache.
  • You have been diagnosed with an old-age issue like arthritis, osteoporosis, sciatica, etc.
  • You have met with an accident in the recent past that has impacted your back or posterior deeply.
  • You have undergone an operation in the recent past.

However, as every individual's underlying conditions and needs may differ, you must understand the above-mentioned list of conditions is simply a tentative list for the informational purpose. So, whenever you think of buying a riser reclining chair, a qualified physiotherapist's advice is always the first and foremost thing to seek.

Why Buy a Riser Chair?

Now that you have understood when to buy a reclining chair, read on to know why you should buy a riser chair.

The reason is the benefits it provides that are as below.

  • Effective Better Circulation

Prolonged sitting periods in one position may negatively affect blood flow in your body. This can make you feel tired and experience pain. Especially the elderly with mobility restrictions may be more vulnerable to such tiredness and pains. This is because standing for long periods or sitting without proper support may aggravate their medical conditions or even cause the onset of new medical issues.

A riser reclining chair allows you to recline and rest your back and feet. As a result, they help improve your blood flow and retain your well-being.

  • Relief from Pain and Pressure

A riser chair helps distribute your body weight and relieve extra pressure on joints and muscles. If you have chronic neck pain, sciatica, or arthritis pain; its contours help you lay your back and neck comfortably to get temporary relief from that.

Further, it makes getting up easy from the chair by tilting it forward without pressurizing your elbows, knees and back. This can help prevent the risk of extra stress leading to joint pain or discomfort. By giving you to change positions comfortably without excessive friction due to proper cushioning, it also helps reduce the development of pressure sores.

  • Improved Posture

A riser chair may also contribute to improving your posture in the long run. Its design ensures maximum support and comfort over prolonged sitting periods. It has features that prevent your posture from deteriorating or development of spinal deformities.

Some variants also let you elevate your legs while tilting backwards and help with even distribution of the weight throughout. The reduction in excessive uneven pressure on the neck or back lets you rest for long in a healthy posture.

  • Improved Quality of Life

For people, especially the elder ones, a riser chair helps them perform their daily routine activities like reading, eating, getting up, or sitting down on their own. This self-reliance helps them develop a sense of confidence in them and improve the quality of their lives in the long run.

  • Enhanced Productivity

For people with mobility restrictions, working while sitting for long periods may cause boredom and impact negatively on productivity. Riser chairs let you tilt your seat backward, lift your feet to relax and refresh yourself physically and mentally.

As a result, your focus increases leading to an increase in productivity. This helps you re-energise yourself for the work and leads to an increase in your overall productivity.

In a Nutshell

Riser chairs, just like all other mobility aids, provide comfort and relief to the elderly with age-related issues or mobility restrictions and help enhance productivity and quality of life.