We exist to
end preventable
suffering.
We lost someone we loved to pressure wounds. We spent decades building, prototyping, and refusing to give up. Today, tens of thousands of wheelchair users trust EASE to protect the one thing no cushion should take away — their life.
"Your technology saved my daughter's life. I had no idea a cushion could do that."
Verified EASE User
Not a business with a mission, but a mission that became a business.
Our team combines decades of expertise, engineering ingenuity, and a shared commitment to ending preventable suffering.
Our Team
Nick built EASE because he refused to accept that suffering like his mother's was inevitable.
Nick has lost loved ones because the right care was never within reach. As a child, he watched his mother confined to a bed, suffering from what a static surface does to a human body over time. He taught himself engineering, became an inventor, and built EASE from the ground up because he refused to accept that suffering like that was inevitable. He never stops learning. Everything he builds is for the people he couldn't help soon enough.
A disabled veteran who knows firsthand what it means to be bed-bound with nowhere to turn.
Jeremy is a disabled veteran who knows what it feels like to be bed-bound for months with nowhere to turn. That experience is personal. He co-founded EASE because he refused to believe there wasn't a better answer, and he has dedicated every day since to making sure no one has to go through what he did.
A business leader and community advocate whose career has been driven by one goal: practical solutions that improve everyday lives.
David's focus on community care and human-centric design is what continues to drive his involvement with EASE Seating Systems. He knows firsthand that static seating and a lack of mobility can cause chronic sitting pain and lead to severe complications like pressure sores. Because of this, David provides the strategic support, mentorship, and resources needed to scale the company. His ongoing goal is to ensure this life-changing technology reaches the individuals who need it most, empowering users to improve their daily comfort and maintain their independence.
45+ years helping mission-driven businesses build the financial foundation they need to grow.
Len is a CPA with over 45 years of experience. He has spent his career helping mission-driven businesses build the financial foundation they need to grow with integrity. He brings that same commitment to EASE.
Erika has lived with back pain, and she believed in EASE before it was her job to.
Erika has lived with back pain. She knows how much it takes from you and how little most solutions actually help. When she found EASE, she didn't just believe in it professionally. She believed in it personally. That is what she brings to every customer interaction.
Lazar sees getting EASE in front of the right people not as a strategy, but as a responsibility.
Lazar joined EASE because he believes the right product, in the right hands, can change a life. His job is to make sure the people who need EASE most can find it. That is not a marketing strategy to him. It is a responsibility.
Board of Advisors
A business leader and community advocate whose career has been driven by one goal: practical solutions that improve everyday lives.
David's focus on community care and human-centric design is what continues to drive his involvement with EASE Seating Systems. He knows firsthand that static seating and a lack of mobility can cause chronic sitting pain and lead to severe complications like pressure sores. Because of this, David provides the strategic support, mentorship, and resources needed to scale the company. His ongoing goal is to ensure this life-changing technology reaches the individuals who need it most, empowering users to improve their daily comfort and maintain their independence.
A prominent Belgian-American academic and corporate advisor bridging business and academia across the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
Dr. Philippe Byosiere is a prominent Belgian-American academic, entrepreneur, and corporate advisor specializing in knowledge creation, intellectual capital, and innovation management. His work bridges the United States, Europe, and Japan, translating individual insights into organizational breakthroughs. He studied Experimental Psychology at the Free University of Brussels and earned his Master's and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Scientific Advisory Board
EASE is supported by a Scientific Advisory Board of clinicians, researchers, and academics from leading institutions. Their expertise ensures our technology is grounded in evidence and held to the highest standard of care.
Pressure sores are
a silent epidemic
60,000 Americans die every year from pressure sore complications — more than breast cancer. Yet the medical system still treats this as an afterthought.
Foam pads. Gel inserts. Static air cells. They all share the same flaw: they don't move. Your body's natural response to pressure is motion. No stationary surface can replicate that.
We built HAPT® — Horizontal Alternating Pressure Technology — to do what no static cushion ever could: eliminate the source of the problem.
Most cushions manage
pressure. We eliminate it.
After 25 years of development, we've identified every reason cushions fail — and built HAPT® to solve them all. No prescription required. Ships in days. Works from day one.
Active, Not Passive
HAPT® continuously moves pressure points horizontally — the way your body would naturally shift if it could. Static surfaces, no matter how advanced their materials, cannot replicate active movement.
Patented TechnologyReady to Ship. No Waiting.
You don't need a prescription, a seating clinic appointment, or a 6-week custom fabrication queue. EASE ships within days and works from the moment it arrives — for any wheelchair, any user.
Ships in DaysWhisper-Quiet Operation
Our system runs silently in any environment — at work, in meetings, at dinner. No air compressor hum. No distracting cycling sounds. Just continuous, uninterrupted relief.
Silent TechnologyMilitary-Grade Validation
The U.S. Air Force Research Lab independently validated our technology on pilots — one of the most demanding sustained-seating environments in the world. 93% comfort improvement. No other cushion can say that.
USAF ValidatedAll-Day, Self-Contained
No external controller box mounted to your chair. No clip-on battery pack changing your center of gravity. Everything is built in, balanced, and designed to disappear into your daily life.
Integrated DesignAccessible From Day One
HSA/FSA eligible. No insurance hoops to jump through. No $4,000+ price barrier. A 30-day risk-free trial so the only thing you're risking is staying with what isn't working.
HSA/FSA EligibleNot reviews. Life changes.
Every word below came to us unsolicited. We share them because no amount of marketing copy says what these people say.
"Have been on my Ease Cushion for over 2 years. What a life saver. I had a Stage 4 pressure sore to the bone and was in bed for months. My pressure sore has been closed for almost a year now. Without this cushion I would still be in bed."
"After years of pressure wounds and 4 surgeries — first time in 10 years with no open wounds."
"Your technology saved my daughter's life. I had no words when I saw her improving. Thank you."
"Paraplegic for 20 years, sidelined with a pressure sore. Two weeks in — I'm back to life as usual. I wish I found this years ago."
"I didn't see my family for years because of pressure wounds. Thanks to EASE Cushion I am at the gym and living my life."
"The cushion lets my husband make choices about quality of life — not just lie in bed. Fantastic improvement for our entire family."
"I can now have a normal day in my wheelchair. I couldn't sit for more than minutes before."
"This cushion has been a miracle for me. Open sores on both sides — now I can sit again. Life changing."
What our users
report, in their
own words.
These figures come from verified customer surveys and independent third-party research — not our marketing team. We share them because our users deserve to see the full picture.
Individual experiences vary. Figures reflect voluntary survey data and independent research.
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory · Independent Study
"The most viable option for modification to improve the physical endurance of pilots."
The U.S. Air Force
put us to the test.
We passed.
Before we could claim our technology was in a class of its own, we needed the most demanding independent evidence possible. The U.S. Air Force Research Lab tested HAPT® on their pilots — people who sit for hours in high-vibration, high-stress environments where failure is not an option.
The results confirmed what our users already knew. HAPT® — our patented Horizontal Alternating Pressure Technology — is not an improvement on existing cushion design. It's a different category entirely.
A family's grief became
a mission that refused
to be extinguished.
We Lost Someone We Loved
A family member's life was diminished — then taken — by pressure wounds. Not a disease. Not an accident. A preventable consequence of sitting without the right protection. We watched it happen and we couldn't accept that no one had built a real solution. That grief became our reason to start.
Roots in Medical Equipment
We built a company around supplying durable medical equipment to people who needed it to live fuller lives. That work put us inside the homes, hospitals, and daily realities of wheelchair users — and gave us an unfiltered view of how badly the seating market was failing them.
Hundreds of Prototypes. One Obsession.
What followed was years of tireless iteration — hundreds of prototypes, material tests, pressure mapping sessions, and conversations with users whose feedback shaped every version. The company grew slowly, built on trust rather than hype. We weren't chasing investment. We were chasing a result: a cushion that actually worked.
The California Wildfires Burned It All Down
We lost buildings. Equipment. Inventory. The kind of loss that ends most companies. But the phone kept ringing. Users still in wheelchairs. Still at risk. We answered those calls from rental cars and temporary spaces — because every day without proper pressure relief is a day closer to losing independence. We refused to disappear.
The Discovery That Changed Everything
We discovered and developed what would become our patented HAPT® technology — Horizontal Alternating Pressure Technology. A fundamentally different approach: not redistributing pressure, but actively eliminating it. The industry began to take notice. Rapid growth followed, along with recognition from clinicians, veterans' programs, and military researchers.
Gen 1 — Real Results, Real Lives
Gen 1 launched to extraordinary feedback. Wounds that had persisted for years began resolving. People who had been bedridden returned to their chairs — and then to their lives. Stage 4 sores closed. Surgeries became unnecessary. Every testimonial a reminder of why we started.
Gen 2 — HAPT® Raised to a New Standard
Gen 2 brought advanced innovations to the HAPT® platform — smarter pressure management, refined materials, and performance validated by the U.S. Air Force. Today EASE is trusted by tens of thousands of users across the country: wheelchair users, veterans, spinal cord injury survivors, pilots, and everyone who deserves to live without pressure wounds defining their life.
Don't wait for a
wound to act.
Every day on a cushion that doesn't move is a day of unnecessary risk. Join tens of thousands of wheelchair users, veterans, and caregivers who chose to protect their independence before pressure sores took it.
Blog posts
I bit the bullet and bought the Ease cushion and it gave me my life back
A lot of things in my life are limited. As someone in a wheelchair, I’m often having to adapt to things that would otherwise be considered “normal.” I have to be cautious about how I lay in bed bec...
Ease Cushion Review- Doctor Shane I. M.D. Wound Care Physician Pressure Sores
"I'm a retired physician. While I was still practicing as a doctor, I was the medical director of a well-regarded multi-disciplinary wound clinic. It's a little bit ironic that I ended up having wo...
Ease Cushion "Thank you again for giving me my life back"
"My name is Juli-Ann Sanchez and I purchased the EASE cushion a little over a month ago. I'm writing because I want to thank you. I am 38-year-old, female, c4 C5 quadriplegic 12 years post...