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Release date: 19^th May 2014

Repose delivers greater comfort to arthritis sufferers

As arthritis awareness week takes place from the 19^th - 25^th May, a Midlands seating specialist is at the vanguard of offering sufferers of the condition greater comfort, after adding further products to its posture positive chair range.

Repose Furniture has added four new specialist solutions to its range of bespoke seating, suitable for arthritis sufferers. The Brooklyn, Madison, Broadway and Melrose chairs are specially designed to help sufferers of arthritis experience greater comfort when seated. Each chair is built with the user in mind and gives them the option of different supportive back styles and pressure management seat cushions, coupled with the ability to select seat angle and leg angle options that enable them to select from a range of pressure relief solutions.

Poor posture can have a significant impact upon the pain experienced in the joints of sufferers of arthritis, which is also the biggest cause of pain and physical disability in the UK, according to recent reports published by Arthritis Care-UK. Repose, which launched its new Melrose chair at NAIDEX 2014, the UK’s largest independent living exhibition, is already making an impact in care homes and hospices nationwide with its posture positive chair range, with end users benefitting from greater comfort through correct postural care.

Dr Hilary Jones, Repose’s specialist expert advisor explained why the Repose range of chairs, which are hand-built to the individual measurements of each user, are better suited to arthritis sufferers than a one-size-fits-all solution.

“Sufferers of arthritis often lose a proportion of the mobility they may have been used to over the years, as a direct result of this they often come to spend a lot of their time seated. It is therefore vital that they sit not only comfortably, but also correctly to ensure they are at ease. The Repose health range not only offers a range of comfortable seating solutions for arthritis  sufferers, but the firm padded arms of the chair also aid the mobility of the user as they position themselves into and out of the seat. For the management of arthritis to be effective, a combination of both correct postural care coupled with a tailored exercise plan, can contribute significantly in helping elevate pain.”

All of Repose’s new chairs have been specially designed with correct posture management in mind, with significant benefits for arthritis sufferers.   Across the health range there are up to six back style options and six interchangeable pressure cushions, crafted from specialist pressure care materials. 

The health range has been developed specifically with care homes and patients in mind, and is a result of Repose’s long standing relationships with its nationwide distributor network. While it combines functionality, practicality and aesthetic design, suitable for users in both individual care surroundings and residential care, it also places the role of the carer in mind too. Like all products in Repose’s range, the new range utilise rise and recline technology which not only allows the end user the ability to sit with ease, but should more remedial care be needed, the chair can be adjusted to suit the carer, ensuring they can help the user without causing possible injury to themselves.

Lisa Wardley, Managing Director at Repose said, “To date the Multi range has provided a very flexible range of solutions to posture control and pressure management.  This choice has just been expanded with the addition of these new chairs.

“Working closely with a number of healthcare seating distributors over the years, we have come to truly appreciate that individual chairs which cater to specific needs are vital when providing comfort and functionality to our customers. We understand that various healthcare conditions, including arthritis, require specific characteristics from seating solutions. We take a number of measurements from all of our customers, which ensure our furniture delivers correct functionality and comfort in equal measure”.

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Editor’s Note:

Repose Furniture Limited is based in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, and designs and manufactures high quality specialist seating solutions, with a strong emphasis on practicality and performance.

Specialising in chairs for the healthcare and home sectors, Repose offers a range of products in both traditional and contemporary designs, but the strength of the business is in the provision of bespoke design and manufacturing to suit their clients’ specific requirements.  Each chair can be made in a range of sizes, with different materials and fabrics, and a variety of multi-functions and accessories, with the emphasis on comfort and providing health benefits such as relieving pressure points.

Repose is a family business which has over 100 years combined experience in manufacturing mobility and specialist rise and recliners and complementary furniture.

For further information, please contact:

Nicola Pittaway, Bridge PR on tel: 024 76 520025, email: nicola@bridgepr.co.uk or

Keith Fairhurst, Repose on tel: 01384 263363, email  keith@reposefurniture.co.uk