Back App is unlike all other chairs. When sitting on Back App, muscles that support the spine are trained and strengthened. It makes users stronger and their bodies assume the optimal sitting posture, making people stronger when they go home from the office in the evening than they were when they arrived that morning. With one’s feet on the support ring (not on the floor like other chairs) the chair balances freely in all directions on the adjustable ball. The back seat ridge, together with the high sitting position and open hip angle reinforces the back’s natural lumbar curve. The level of exercise and balance training can easily be adjusted by twisting the balance ball.

The Effect can be Documented
Three hundred and sixty-four specialists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, osteopaths and doctors from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland have tested Back App.
• Professionals agree that the chair provides a stronger back while sitting. An entire 98.1% of specialists say that back patients would benefit from sitting on the Back App. Ninety-seven percent say that the functioning of the lower back is affected positively. Balance training on Back App is based on known principles used by specialists for back rehabilitation and specifically for the strengthening of the dorsal muscles.
• Back App strengthens the neck. 67.3% of specialists believe that patients with neck problems may benefit from sitting on Back App. Also, 62.1% believe that neck functions are affected positively if you sit on Back App
• Costs – Muscular and skeletal pains accounts for close to half of long-term sick absenteeism in Norwegian companies and are the cause of a third of all early retirements. Back problems alone cost society approximately NOK 15 billion each year
• Back App can give positive effects for hip and pelvis – Forty-five percent of specialists believe that patients with hip problems may benefit from sitting on Back App. Forty-seven percent believe that patients with pelvis pains may benefit from sitting on Back App.

Chiropractors, physiotherapists, physical therapists, osteopaths and doctors from all over Scandinavia recommend Back App to their patients. Ninety-five percent (348 out of 364) state that they will recommend Back App as a training apparatus to their patients.

More than 13,000 Chairs Sold – What Users say About Back App
After selling 13,000 chairs Prognett AS sent a questionnaire to 605 persons who had had bought Back App. The survey had 278 replies in approval, (almost 50%). It left the following conclusions.
• Most users use Back App in the office (more than 69%). Eleven percent bought another Back App to use at home
• 39% said that they choose Back App all the time when they sit. This proves that it is possible to use Back App as the only chair in the office after a period of training
• Surprisingly many said that they bought the chair to prevent diseases, for exercise and ensure correct seating. Sixty-four percent said that they bought the chair because they had problems in the back/neck or hip regions
• As many as 76,6% said they had experienced a significant positive health effect by sitting on Back App. More than 26% said that they had become stronger and 10% said that they experienced more surplus energy. Almost 50% said that they had less pain and many said they were not so afraid of getting pains any more (this occurs once the pains have subsided)
• As many as 96% said they would recommend Back App to other people

This comes from an anonymous survey carried out by Prognett A/S. Users who have sat on Back App for at least two months answered the survey. Prognett A/S has systematized the responses. Back App AS will send the complete report from this study upon request.

Revolution at the Workplace
The human body is developed and adapted for work and movement. People work, but are they still moving? Today, the computer accommodates for most things, at an arm’s length, comfortably and rationally. But comfort has a downside, pain in the back, neck and hip. The active element in a workplace today is mainly about chairs that prevent aches and pains in the neck, back and hip. Only Back App exercises the muscles that support your back while sitting. Instead of sitting with feet on the floor to counteracting the body’s movements, one can sit with them on the support ring and capture the motion with the back muscles.
A stronger back through sitting, it’s that simple.
• Quality – Back App has been tested and approved at the LGA furniture laboratory in Nuremberg. It is constructed of high quality parts made in Scandinavia
• Environment – It is vital for Back App to use closely produced, environmentally friendly, recyclable and recycled raw materials during production

Back App was rewarded the “Award for Design Excellence” by the Norwegian Design Council.
“Back App represents a further development of an idea which has previously been presented by other manufacturers. The chair caters for the user’s need to sit correctly while at the same time training important back muscles. The chair’s tipping movement is comfortable and smooth. The foot ring provides good shock absorbency and a feeling that one is sitting securely and very comfortably. The innovative part of this product lies primarily in the ball under the chair itself, which not only ensures a correct sitting position, but also helps actively train the user’s back muscles. A lot of thought has been given to this product,” taken from the jury’s verdict.