Since the dawn of the dental profession, dentists, surgeons and hygienists have agonized over how to relieve back pain caused by uncomfortable and awkward positions leaning over patients. According to a study* published in 2022 of an analysis on neck and low back pain among dental practitioners, nearly 89% of them experience neck and back pain while working. Now, the world's first multi-posture ergonomic chair has been designed to provide needed relief: The Edge Gemini. With kneeling a key position option for users, back pain is brought to its knees, kicked to the curb, and with a one-way ticket outta here.
Created by the team behind The Edge Desk System, the first ergonomic kneeling desk launched in 2016 and sold in 42 countries, The Edge Gemini chair is a three-in-one solution for slumping. A chair perfectly poised for the posterior and knees, allowing for easy position changes during long – or short – procedures. It’s the panpharmacon for poor posture.
The Edge Gemini has:
(1) Normal upright seated position, feet on ground.
(2) Seat tilted forward, feet on ground.
(3) And the superior position for relief: seat tilted forward and user in kneeling position, with Core Activating Technology™.
With easy position change, comfort and stability to the chair’s user, it’s the kneeling position that activates the body’s core, relieving pressure from the back.
“The chair is revolutionary,” according to Robert B. Mongrain, DMD, Director of Clinical Advocacy for Digital Clinical Technologies, Scanners and Labs, Heartland Dental, the nation's largest dental support organization affiliated with doctors in over 1,700 locations. “It’s truly like nothing I have ever experienced before in my 43 years of clinical dentistry. Kneeling is believing.”
The Edge Gemini has height, angle and sacral adjustments, postural seat tilt, multiple armrest settings and multiple kneeling positions to ensure sitting and kneeling are tailored to an individual’s body.
“The ability to change positions from sitting to kneeling during long procedures offers great benefits for posture, comfort and overall well-being,” said Gary A. Morris, DDS, prosthodontist and clinical assistant professor at Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine. “I’ve seen all the different chairs in the dental market, and the unique thing about The Edge Gemini is it wraps them all in one.”
U.S. and China patent pending, and made of medical grade material for easy cleaning, The Edge Gemini’s kneeling position distributes the user’s weight taking pressure off the back, neck and shoulders. This allows the body to rest in a comfortable natural position with relaxed shoulders.
According to University of Southern California’s Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Jared Vagy, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, “When you transition from the sitting to the kneeling position, the brain sends a message to your core to engage and stabilize your body. It’s activating the muscles in the abdomen and lower back, holding the spine in a neutral position. This is truly the first core activating seating solution.”
“Creating The Edge Gemini was the natural evolution from The Edge Desk,” according to Marc Rosenberg, The Edge founder and CEO. “We’ve all heard for years how sitting too long in one position is bad for overall health, and that includes being bad for the back and posture. The three positions of the chair address this issue with seamless transition between sitting and kneeling modes. But then we found it allows for precise positioning over a patient while staying in perfect focal length for loups. We knew then, this was something the dental world in particular needed.”
Hundreds of dental professionals have sat in the chair, and when in the kneeling position the anecdotal response has been an overwhelming, “Whoa,” as they immediately felt back pressure relieved.
“Using The Edge Gemini daily, I’ve found at the end of the day I’m not complaining that I’m tired, and I don’t feel the back and neck pain I was feeling in the past. And when I’m in the kneeling position, I can swing my leg out to use a pedal and not need to change positions,” remarked Dr. Morris.
The Gemini Edge makes a believer of those who experience it. The chair is the right option for anyone who sits for hours on end and wants, and needs, the transforming seating settings and the accompanying sigh of relief. This includes a wide range of professionals, including eye surgeons other medical professionals, even gamers.
Cancel the chiropractor, forget the acupuncturist, buy the chair.
For more information and to pre-order The Edge Gemini, email: marc@theedgedesk.com.
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9469284/
