Back pain, disc herniation, and spinal degeneration are all too familiar office diseases today. One of the main reasons is that office workers often have to sit for long periods of time, in the wrong posture, and do not fully understand the importance of office chairs - their daily companions. Ergonomic chairs and lumbar support accessories were born to adjust posture, helping people minimize the harmful effects on health when sitting too much. So if integrating lumbar support on ergonomic chairs is really effective? What's interesting about "dissecting" the ATLAS and ALLS mechanisms on Epione's ergonomic chairs?
Why is lumbar support important?
As you may know, the human lower back (lumbar region) is naturally curved inward. So when you sit, there is a gap between your back and the backrest of the chair. A comfortable sitting position is to fill that gap. So a lumbar support is the solution.
Without lumbar support, it is often difficult for a sitter to maintain correct posture. The spine and muscles in the lower back have to work harder to support the curve of the back. If the muscles and spine are working at high intensity for a long time, the function of keeping the spine in the correct position will be affected. Correct sitting posture, protecting the back muscles is especially important when sitting for long periods of time.
According to a study conducted by the US National Library of Medicine , a lumbar support pillow with a concave design in the posterior pelvic region may be more effective than a regular chair to maintain proper spinal posture and optimize sitting comfort. The study was conducted on both healthy people and patients with low back pain.
Lumbar pain is very common among office workers.
We realize that the role of the lumbar support is to support, protect and maintain the natural curve of the lower back, thereby preventing related diseases.
Understanding the above benefits, office furniture manufacturers have improved and created more accessories to support the lumbar area for office workers. Nowadays, it is not difficult to find a backrest pillow, backrest or office chair with an integrated backrest on the market with many different prices, designs and materials.
Office chairs with built-in lumbar support will help you maintain better posture; shaping shoulders, hips straight. Sitting in an ideal posture will reduce many health problems such as: back pain, spinal dysfunction, osteoarthritis and poor muscle function. These conditions are increasingly common among office workers, so ergonomic chairs with built-in lumbar support are the choice of many people.
In the Vietnamese market, in the mid-range segment, the ergonomic chair products Epione EasyChair 2.0 and Epione ErgoChair Pro 2.0 are equipped with ATLAS backrest with many advantages and outstanding 3D design, attracting the attention of many users. In addition, the ergonomic chair product Epione FolioChair, which was just "launched" in March 2023 with a new ALLS backrest design, is also arousing curiosity and interest from users, especially "hardcore fans" of Epione.
What is the ATLAS mechanism? Why does the ATLAS mechanism “score points” with users?
The name ATLAS stands for Adjust Tuning Lumbar Area Support. This is one of the important parts, whose working mechanism is to support the lumbar area of the user of the ergonomic chair.
As the first ergonomic brand for Vietnamese people, Epione has researched and improved the ATLAS mechanism to better suit the user's body shape. The outstanding advantage is the separate backrest, flexibly customized to closely follow the movements of the sitter. This customized backrest can be extended in height with 4 levels, corresponding to 6cm, "balancing" all body shapes.
On the ergonomic chairs Epione EasyChair and Epione Ergochair Pro 2.0, the ATLAS mechanism on these two chair lines has been designed with a very wide 3D backrest, aiming to affect all important positions on the lumbar region of the sitter (including 5 vertebrae marked L1 to L5). Together with the chair back and the separate 3D backrest designed to curve along the spine, it helps create a correct posture when working, reducing the causes of back problems, spine and other related diseases.
The ATLAS independent backrest is made from high-quality SHRINX mesh - Krall+Roth from Germany.
One of the "money-making" points of the ATLAS mechanism on the ergonomic chairs of Epione EasyChair and Epione Ergochair Pro 2.0 is that it is made from SHRINX mesh - Krall + Roth that meets international standards. The mesh material on the ergonomic chair can be adjusted and flexibly supports the user's movements as well as ensures the chair's longevity. The independent ATLAS backrest along with the flexible headrest, True Tilt reclining mechanism and other details create comfort for the user when sitting at work as well as reclining the chair to rest. The investment level from 6,500,000 VND - 9,000,000 VND is completely worth it.
What is the ALLS mechanism? What is new in the ALLS mechanism?
Inheriting the outstanding advantages of the ATLAS mechanism, Epione has researched and launched the ALLS mechanism and applied it to the Epione FolioChair line with a "softer" price segment. The name ALLS stands for Adjustable Leaning Lumbar Support. This is the name of an important part that supports the lumbar area when sitting, creating a highlight of the low-cost ergonomic chair line that is difficult for any product on the market to have.
With a price of only about 3,500,000 VND for an ergonomic chair, Epione still equips a lumbar support to optimize the experience and protect the user's health. The ALLS mechanism for this backrest is made of thick and sturdy plastic. In addition, ALLS can also flexibly customize positions, fitting many body shapes and different user needs.
The ALLS backrest basically fulfills the function of back support on ergonomic chairs.
In addition, the ALLS dual backrest is an upgraded version of the ALLS. Specifically, it is designed with 2 separate back panels. The upper back panel has a mesh shape that hugs the back of the sitter, helping to reduce stress and maintain the correct back position. Meanwhile, the lower back panel focuses on supporting the hips and keeping them in the correct position. The Epione FortisChair ergonomic chair is a typical example. It is equipped with the ALLS dual back panel that hugs the shape of the spine and has the ability to slide synchronously when reclining extremely intelligently.
ALLS double backrest on the Epione FortisChair ergonomic chair.
In addition to the ATLAS and ALLS backrest designs, CloverFit is also a "factor" worth considering. The CloverFit design is shaped like a four-leaf clover, with the ability to flexibly adjust the height with 4 locking levels to help stabilize the sitting posture from the shoulders to the waist, suitable for most Vietnamese body types. The lower backrest can be raised and lowered up to 6cm with 3 adjustment levels to help you easily customize according to your personal needs and create an ergonomically standard sitting posture.
Illustration of the CloverFit backrest on the Epione AliusChair
Along with the development, the workload is increasing, each person spends at least 8 hours sitting at work on average. Therefore, working posture is extremely important, it directly affects health and work quality. Diseases known as "office diseases" often spare no one, adjusting the correct sitting posture is never too late. Investing in ergonomic chairs equipped with modern ATLAS and ALLS lumbar support mechanisms, your back will be pampered, reducing pressure on the back and hips. Thereby creating a correct, comfortable sitting posture to help you concentrate and improve work efficiency.
ATLAS and ALLS backrest on Epione ergonomic chair.
Hopefully, through this article, you will have useful information about modern backrest mechanisms on ergonomic chairs, helping you find and make appropriate investment decisions for your health.
