Saddle Style Stool, Ergonomic Clinical Seating
An ergonomic saddle shaped stool designed to give clinicians a natural, forward leaning seated posture during patient examinations and other close up clinical procedures each day.
The Saddle Style Stool is a piece of clinical seating shaped like a horse riding saddle rather than a conventional flat stool seat. This shape is chosen because it encourages a more upright, forward leaning posture, opening the angle at the hip and reducing pressure on the lower back compared with sitting on a flat seat for long periods.
Clinicians such as dentists, dermatologists, phlebotomists, podiatrists and general practitioners often favour a saddle stool because it lets them get closer to the patient and to fine, close up work while still supporting good spinal alignment across a long clinic day. Stools of this design are typically mounted on a gas lift column so the seat height can be adjusted between patients or procedures, and they usually run on castors so the clinician can move around the treatment area without standing up.
A saddle stool is a practical alternative to a standard stool or chair in any setting where staff spend extended periods seated close to a patient, helping to reduce the fatigue and back strain that can build up over a working day.
