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Posted By richard1
Hi,
We have a member of staff suffering from curveture of the spine and finds it uncomfortable to sit on a standard DSE user chair. I have trawlled through the Internet to see if there are any special provisions for users with this type of condition, but no joy. Do you know of any contacts who supply users with a bespoke type chair.....
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Posted By Zander Spike Hello richard1, I don't think you will find a specific chair for this or any condition, but Advance seating do bespoke chairs so you might want to give them a try, i have used them before to success. They offer a personal visit service which is useful as they are the experts and know what to ask. They also set the person up after which is great. Most importantly work with the person in question, they will probably be able to tell you what works best for them, or what they have used before that was good. http://www.asd.co.uk/spe..._needs/special_needs.htmZander
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Posted By Kieran J Duignan
Richard
You're doing a good job taking care of the employee you refer to.
Yet, unless you conduct a careful ergonomic risk assessment, you may find that concentrating simply on a particular chair design for an individual with special postural needs could result in him experiencing musculo-skeletal problems you don't anticipate.
By all means, consult a good chair supplier - Advanced Seating Designs are certinly one, so are Herman Miller and Orangebox - but bear very much in mind that curvature of the spine does not represent the total anatomy and physiology of the employee.
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Posted By Steve Cartwright
Richard
Speak to your local job centre plus and ask for Access to work. They will send someone out to carry out a workstation assessment. The assessment is free and you will recieve a written report of their findings. You may also get a grant towards the cost of a chair. I am currently going through this process for one of our employees. The chair is going to cost £680 and we are getting a grant for £310 towards the cost of a chair.
Steve
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Posted By empathyy1
Hi Richard
you may also like to consider the Grahl range of chairs as they may meet the individuals requirements. It really depends on the severity and nature of the curvature, from your description I'm guessing this is a side to side curvature or scoliosis. Other options you may like to look at are, a chair with specific features based on a written recommendation from the individuals physiotherapist, osteopath, consultant etc as presumably a 'diagnosis' will have been made via x-ray, MRI scan. Or help from 'Access to Work' via direct gov which are government funded. They send in a specialist workstation assessor for example a physiotherapist to do the assessment. The individual needs to make the application themselves and there is a funding benefit to your organisation depending on the cost of the chair and any other specialist equipment recommended. You can find full details for your area by searching for Access to Work in any search engine.
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Posted By Crim
An assessment by an occupational therapist will determine the type of seating and workstation arrangement required. The OT will also assist in locating the equipment.
The advice above re financial assistance is very useful.
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