The Research
behind the comfort.
Ease Cushion® and it's Horizontal Alternating Pressure Technology® is built on alternating air, one of the most studied principles in pressure injury care, and proven through our own research and U.S. Air Force testing.
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Ease Cushion® addresses the root cause of pressure injury and discomfort: lack of movement.
Designed to move the way a healthy body does.
Ease Cushion® mimics the constant micro-movements of a healthy body. Conventional seating only redistributes pressure, it never removes it, so the underlying problem goes unsolved. Ease challenges that paradigm by restoring the one thing immobile tissue needs to stay healthy: movement.
Why movement, not just cushioning, protects skin.
A pressure injury starts when steady pressure shuts off blood flow to tissue over a bony point like the seat bones. The research on alternating pressure, the principle Ease Cushion's HAPT is built on, keeps pointing to the same thing: cycling the load keeps blood moving where a still surface cannot.
More blood flow in spinal cord injury
In people with spinal cord injury, alternating pressure produced significantly greater skin blood flow than constant pressure. The body's local blood-flow reflexes are preserved after injury, so cycling pressure can stimulate the circulation that keeps tissue healthy.
Peer-reviewed study, Spinal Cord, 2011More oxygen to the seat bones
When an alternating cushion was tested at the ischial tuberosities, the seat bones most prone to sores, blood perfusion improved and oxygenated hemoglobin rose, while users reported no pain or discomfort.
Peer-reviewed study, Journal of Tissue Viability, 2015Fewer ulcers than foam
In a randomized trial of 232 wheelchair users, skin-protection cushions cut ischial pressure ulcers to under 1 percent, compared with nearly 7 percent on segmented foam.
Randomized trial, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2010What the reviews conclude
A Cochrane review of 32 randomized trials and 9,058 people found alternating pressure air surfaces may lower pressure ulcer incidence compared with foam, and are likely more cost-effective.
Systematic review, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021Read the studies closely and a pattern shows up. Most of this research compares alternating pressure against a surface that holds you still. That is the exact line Ease Cushion is built on: not a fixed cushion that only spreads pressure across a wider area, but a surface that keeps moving, every 30 to 150 seconds, the way a body shifts on its own.
This research describes the alternating pressure approach in general, not a single product. Ease Cushion is FDA Registered and intended for the prevention and treatment of pressure sores. Individual results vary. Talk with your healthcare provider about what is right for you.
Built for the cockpit. Engineered for daily life.
The same HAPT technology was put through U.S. Air Force testing. It dampened transport-style vibration better than standard cushions, held up through humidity, salt fog, and temperature extremes, and is the only alternating pressure technology qualified for F-15 and B-2 ejection seats. If it holds up there, it holds up under a full day in a chair.
Proved to be comfortable for long duration missions, and safe in an ejection environment.U.S. Air Force Research Lab
What our survey found.
We conducted a survey amongst our customers to see how effective Ease Cushion® was in treating their pressure sores.
All respondents reported their sores were healed or managed.
Results are from an internal survey of approximately 100 participants.
A silent emergency for wheelchair users.
For people who sit most of the day, especially after a spinal cord injury, a pressure injury can begin in just hours of unrelieved pressure and progress through four stages, becoming far harder to heal at every step. Prevention is the goal, and prevention starts with movement.
Figures from published spinal cord injury and pressure injury literature.
What our customers told us.
These are not marketing lines. They are unsolicited reviews from verified Ease Cushion® customers, in their own words. Here is what some of them shared.
"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 in bed for months. Getting this cushion was the best thing I could have done. Pressure sore has been closed almost a year thanks to my doctor and Ease. God bless."
Individual results vary.
"Finally got rid of my pressure wounds. The best cushion I have ever had. After years of dealing with pressure wounds and 4 surgeries, I am healed and the first time in about 10 years with no open wounds. Thank you so much for this amazing cushion."
Individual results vary.
"I had severe stage IV sacral decubiti from a 12 month hospitalization. It took four years of daily wound changes to get to the point where these are 97% healed. The Ease cushion eliminated the pain I was having in the wheelchair or traveling in a car, and helped the process to get these lesions healed. Money well spent."
Individual results vary.
"I had a pressure sore for over a year. After I started using the Ease cushion my sore started healing. I can now have a normal day in my electric wheelchair and I am happy to say that my pressure sore is completely healed. I owe it to Ease cushion. Thank you so much."
Individual results vary.
"I am a paraplegic of 20 years, and have been sidelined on bed rest with a permanent ischial pressure sore. I've been using the seat for about 2 weeks, and it's allowed me to get back to life as usual."
Individual results vary.
"My son was paralyzed when a lady turned in front of him on his motorcycle. I saw the ad for Ease Cushion and I wanted to get it for him. I am adamant that he not get pressure sores, and this cushion has helped make that happen. He uses it every day. I love it and so does my son. Thank you for making my job easier and my son more comfortable."
Individual results vary.
These are voluntary, unsolicited reviews from verified customers, shared in their own words and used with permission. Individual results vary. Ease Cushion® is intended for the treatment and prevention of pressure sores or ulcers; results may vary. Opinions are the reviewers' own. Please consult a healthcare provider for professional advice.