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Sitting on chairs and our Health The mismatch between Nature and Culture

The origin of ZamiPiet van Loon

Orthopedic Surgeon Care to Move Deventer

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Global Burden of Diseases: the human spine at risk

• Back Pain no.:1 in all “Western”countries ( The Lancet June 2015)

• Backpain in children the most fast growing problem in many countries (van Loon et.al, Medisch Contact 2013 )

• What can be true for adults, is certainly not true

in children

• Without proper knowledge of anatomical and physiological processes in etiology no answers!!

No organised prevention!!No preventive MedicineNo belief in or incentives to go for nonsurgical solutions

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We blame “ageing”, immobility and obesity

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We forgot the proper development of the body as a true source of Health

Until these came into our lives !!

The Gameboy back

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Tsunami of bad posture related backpain in children reaches medical practice!

• In NL > 40 % of children have backpain!

• Identical reports in UK, Portugal, Finland etc.

• Recognition on role of bad posture has just started……just by looking

• …and the role of the CNS in creating alignement too

As an orthopedic surgeon I had to go back in history

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• From the start: sitting has to be blamed!

• Taking care of children’s spines (posture) was sublimated in the German speaking world (Education and Medicine) at the end 19th century

• But in furniture solutions one has to wait for Ruud Jan Kokke to sublimate Andry’s idea’s

1741: start of preventive Medicine, gymnastics and therapeutical excersises, posture guidance by corsets AND active sitting

PAOG UMCG Oktober 2015

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Scoliosis : knowledge around 1900 forgotten!

• German Textbooks not available or read in UK/ USA

• Pedagogic leaders (e.g.Frӧbel,Montessori) : first bodily functions and strength, than cognition.

Invention TLI bracefor postural problemsSCOLIOSISKYPHOSIS

A optimalised posture is a prerequisite for durable health

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A good body posture

• Is “produced” during the growth period

• Is the needed alignement to balance our heavy skull

• “Form follows function” undisputed

• A child must be educated to “learn” a good posture and a strong body

Where did sitting on chairs come from?

• Once only “the mighty”sat on chairs

• A complete cultural change in lifestyle

• After a century of posture-preserving schoolfurniture the “chair” came into child’s life Brunn :Thonet 2005

“Die Kultur des Sitzen auf eine Stuhl.” Hajo Eickhoff

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The human body is not created to tolerate prolonged sitting on chairs

• The form of the human pelvis cannot stand 90 degrees of flexion of the hip

• A chair (90⁰ of hips) is not related to any natural form

• Many “lifestyle originating diseases” are caused by sitting and the lack of movement

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So we went back to Nature with Zami

• By sitting on natural forms you invite natural postures

• A seat with natural curves corresponding with the anatomical curves in our skeleton

• No negative effects • But a seat is part of

individual choices in prevention and no “therapy”

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Proof of effectiviness

On a chair Standing On a Zami

Posture scan

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Thank you

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