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Getting Started with Aporia®

Allow approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete this guide.
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Step 1 of 11

Check the Contents

Thank you for choosing Aporia®.

Your package should contain:

Do not install the wedges yet. Their use is explained later.
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Make Sure You Received the Correct Model

Turn the cushion over and locate the label beneath the Exobase®.

The reference follows this format:

CO00 XX YY HBNO

Select the two codes printed on your label.

Comfort (XX)

Version (YY)

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Identify the Front and Back

The cushion has four pads.

The two elongated pads support the buttocks and belong at the back.

The two square pads support the upper thighs and belong at the front.

The Blue Portance label is attached to one of the front pads.
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Leave Three Fingers of Space Behind the Cushion

Leave approximately 1.2 in (3 cm), or three fingers, between the back of the cushion and the chair backrest.

This allows the cushion to tilt freely backward.

It also allows the curve between the buttocks and lower back to extend slightly beyond the cushion, so the buttocks rest fully on the rear pads.

Leave three fingers of space between the chair backrest and the Aporia cushion
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Make Sure the Cushion Can Move Freely

With the cushion on the chair, press on it so that it tilts in every direction:

right, left, forward, and backward.

Movement should remain unrestricted in every direction.

Make sure the armrests do not interfere and the cushion does not sink into an overly soft seat.
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Sit All the Way Back

Hold the cushion to keep it from sliding, then sit all the way back in the chair.

The curve between the buttocks and lower back should extend slightly beyond the back of the cushion.

The curve of the buttocks extends slightly beyond the back of the cushion

In this position, both buttocks rest fully on the rear pads, while the cushion can naturally accompany pelvic movement.

Select the answer that matches your setup:

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Place Both Feet Fully on a Support

Both feet should rest fully on the floor.

If this is not possible, use a footrest, des books, une yoga block or another stable support.

Do not continue until both feet rest fully on a stable support support.
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Experience Aporia® Movement

If you have pudendal neuralgia or significant perineal pain:
perform the movements very slowly. If pain appears or increases, stop the exercise.

Slowly shift your body weight:

front-left pad → front-right pad → rear-right pad → rear-left pad.

Then repeat in the opposite direction.

Allow yourself to move enough. Many new users remain too still and do not experience the cushion’s self-regulating balance.

Movements should be slow, gradual, and smooth.

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Identify Your Natural Balance Profile

Stand in your usual posture without deliberately straightening up or increasing the curve in your lower back.

Place the palm of your hand on your sacrum, the bony area just above the gluteal cleft.

Compare the angle of your hand relative to vertical with the profiles below.

The angle of your hand is the primary reference. Then use the silhouette to confirm your choice.

Review the five profiles and select the one closest to yours.

Five natural pelvic and spinal balance profiles
Flat-back natural balance profile, sacral angle from 0° to 10° Relatively flat natural balance profile, sacral angle from 10° to 18° Mid-range natural balance profile, sacral angle from 18° to 25° More lordotic natural balance profile, sacral angle from 25° to 35° Hyperlordotic natural balance profile, sacral angle from 35° to 45°

Which profile is closest to yours?

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Install the Wedge for Your Profile

Turn the cushion over. Two hook-and-loop attachment areas are provided: one at the front and one at the back.

The wedge for your profile is automatically selected below.

The wedge establishes your initial point of natural balance. From this point, your dynamic postural balance can develop freely and effortlessly in every direction.

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Check the Result

Reposition the cushion with three fingers of space behind it, sit all the way back, and slowly repeat the circular movement exercise.

Summary

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