freedmanchair

Hey Everyone,

Many thanks for the comments. Apologies, for another delayed response. We're approaching $500K for our Kicstarter with 40(ish) hrs to go. WE'll end up top 20 in design, to date.

Here are some responses. Mmm, I guess there something that makes you guys, err, just a touch critical. I think we need to organise a testing group of you guys for the Quadruple-blinded Randomised Controlled Trial, that I am working on for my PhD at Huddersfield University in the Spinal Research unit there, we estimate 3yrs to do a good job, (before anyones scepto-meter goes off I'm sure most of you know what quadruple blinded is aiming at but please google if not). Sometimes they let osteopaths to University in even if they are a bit alternative. Maybe I should call myself a doctor like chiropractors do, as that will give me a lot more credibility. You really think so???

Ok, bit cross there, apologies.

Mithaldu, Jeez! Marketing fluff, clumsy..woah.

You'll find my website if you google and I give a smattering of papers there to get people started. Doing a Phd means that you have to know more about your subject than anyone else in the world. You are creating new knowledge and it is the most awesome feeling. There's a picture of a cucetani chair in the beginning of my animation. I thought mine was from 7.5k ago, but will check. I'd imagine there were others before that but that's the earliest I know of.

Mezzopiano, Thanks for the great questions.

sitting balls- 1. No height adjustment 2. Good for core work out, but all day long? 3. People look a bit of a plonker sitting on one...

We can make polymers last for a long, long time now, too long in most cases. How long do you think the fabric ones last?

I've been assiduously avoiding 'selling' The FreedMan Chair. I've just tried to tell the story in the best way I can and asked people make up their minds. I'm saying the world is round guys. If you can't see that you're living on a flat one...

I really hope you come along for the ride and give it a go.

Cheers,

Simon

I know, it's taken me an age to reply, but our launch has been nuts http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/929020713/the-freedman-c...

Yes, most of us really spent very little time sitting up to 150 years ago. Around the world approx. 10k years ago societies turned agricultural. Having a 'farmers' physique meant, better farmer, more food, more surviving kids, passing on of useful characteristics. So I think we have farming phsiques, and you're definately too young to remember, but I for one didn't have email til 2000! Convinced?

I should also add that our kickstarter campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/929020713/the-freedman-c... has raised over $390k and you just 7 days to save $800 on the future retail price. I hope you get one. Cheers, Simon

Hey Pallandt,

Apologies for the delayed reply. Our Kickstarter launch has been nuts. The FreedMan Chair is a paradigm shift in sitting theory. Osteopathy in the Uk is a real medical science with a four-year full-time course and in the US the study results in Osteopaths being Doctors. I myself have been an osteopath for 26 years and have dedicated 18 years to the study of sitting ergonomics and chairs. My Phd thesis at is "We are not meant to sit" and my PhD supervisor, an international authority on ergonomics and spinal research considers me one of the most knowledgable people in the world when it comes to sitting ergonomics. I disagree about your idea that the best way to prevent back pain is to exercise. Sure exercise is great but there's actually very little robust evidence to show the best way to do it to prevent low back pain. This is a good paper to start with http://www.backpaineurope.org/web/files/WG2_Guidelines.pdf

To be honest I think The FreedMan Chair may well help you with your back problems. Someone could buy both a cheaper chair and an exercise bike too, but this seems a bit excessive. I am working on a quadruple blinded randomised controlled trial of the chair, but this is a long and expensive process-we'll get there. And, yes I'd agree that most of the claims other chairs make are nonsense. Your bed and the chair you spend many hours sitting on should be the most expensive pieces of furniture you own. You really do get what you pay for and this is the most sophisticated chair in the world...and considering that it's reall not expensive. I'll get to cheaper versions but this is as cheap as we can get he first one.

This is a true, real-life disruptive technology.

I've dedicated 26 years of my life to looking after people and improving their lives. Sometimes people do things because they truly desire and believe they can make the world a better place.

Best wishes,

Simon

Hey Everyone, Simon Freedman here. The retailers told us we should pitch them at $2K! Eric is right, I'd love to bring the price down. If I can make them cheap enough for schools to buy that would be great, but we've got to go high(ish) to start. Also, we want to make a low -price wheelchair. I've been talking to the President of the International Paralymic Committee and am very excited about the possibilities!

Pravda, please contact me about that bullshit detector. I'm applying for my PhD course at the University of Huddersfield. Do you think we've evolved to the point were we're meant to farm or sit? That's 10k years of agricultural life and 15-20 years of widespread computer use...I'd be really happy to talk more if anyone has questions. Getting late over here in London though. Back in the am...