Our Mission and Purpose

We provide products that will allow wheelchair users to maintain the highest degree of soft tissue health. So that they can live better lives without downtime in bed waiting to heal.

Two Types of Customers

EASE has two types of customers; those who have followed the advice of conventional wisdom and gotten multiple sores while sitting on a variety of static cushions; and those who found out about our products before they had a serious skin breakdown.

Please compare the histories of Don Phillips and Miles Eckert with the histories of Brian Ruecker and Jim Ritter. Don and Miles went onto an EASE cushion at the first sign of skin breakdown. Brian and Jim enjoyed the best medical protocols for Decubitus Ulcers while sitting on the finest static cushions that money could buy. Their experiences are quite different.

The good news is that there is an ever increasing amount of research in repairing spinal cord injuries and some positive results have been obtained. Perhaps someday in the future a method will be available to allow people with Spinal Cord Injuries to walk again.

The bad news is that for those who have had procedures such as radical flap surgeries, even if the spinal cord was returned to normal, they could not be rehabilitated, because so many muscles and other structures have been moved to provide a patch for pressure sores.

The stories presented on this website are true and these people are as real as you are. Most are available by phone or email if you would like to make contact. They are living proof that pressure sores can be prevented and controlled.

If you or a loved one is a wheelchair user you owe it to yourself to know what is available to control pressure sores. Our CCPM technology has proven its ability to control pressure sores in these and hundreds of other wheelchair users. Why would you want to trust your soft tissue health to "Stone Age Technology" with a static non-moving cushion that has proven time and again it's inability to prevent pressure sores.

Jim Ritter
C-3 Quad - Customer since 2000
Email: jimritter@cox.net

"For the past few years I have suffered with many pressure sores. I had two major surgeries in a six month period of time. I have been using the EASE Cushion for over 1 year and have had no sign of any skin breakdown. In the short time I have used the EASE Cushion it has literally changed my life. I am a very active person who travels and sometimes needs to be up very long days. This cushion is allowing me to live a normal life again. I would highly recommend it to anyone."

- Jim Ritter 3/2/2001 Phoenix, AZ

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"...Your new 'Whisper Quiet' air pump is awesome!"

Kathy Noonan
Para - Customer since 2002
Email: KandDfromRI@webtv.net

"I just wanted you to know how the EASE cushion has changed my life in so many ways. I had decubitis ulcers on both ischiums that had kept me confined to bed for eight months when I received the EASE cushion in January 2002....I started getting up for two or three hours at a time. Each night we checked my bottom and within days you could see that the wounds were beginning to heal around the outside edges.

My blood pressure had been very low, 70/40, while I was in bed. Now my blood pressure is back to normal, 90/58, and I seem to gain strength daily in my arms and upper body.

I've been able to go to the mall. I got to see the Patriots arrive in Providence with the Lombardi trophy! I can do so many of the things that I have wanted to do! Cook, go to the refrigerator for a glass of milk, and visit a friend! It has not made a difference if it was a cold day, in the single digits, or a hot day, 80 degrees plus, the electronics kept the cushion working. Thanks to the EASE cushion I have my life back!"

"This is an update to a previous testimony That I had given on the EASE cushion when I had only been using the cushion for 7 months. I now have 16 months of usage and I'm still very pleased with the results. The cushion has performed flawlessly and I've not had one sign of a pressure sore. I am a T-6 para complete, 3 years post injury. I was using a high profile (air) cushion when I became aware of the EASE "Active Massage" cushion, however, since I've been using the EASE cushion, there has been no sign of any skin breakdown. The EASE cushion has some special features that I particularly like. The microprocessor that controls the dynamic air inflation also contains circuits that can sense if anything goes amiss with the unit; i.e. low battery, air leaks, or anything else that might be malfunctioning. The unit has an internal speaker that beeps out codes representing the above symptoms. This feature lends an air of confidence to its use...So far the only alarm I have heard is the low battery alarm when I forgot to charge it as recommended. I'm currently sitting on the cushion a full 10 to 14 hours or more every day. I'd also like to mention the stability and smooth surface makes my transfers easier. One other offering that the developers of the EASE cushion have come up with is a cushion only 1" thick, which is great to place on a car or van seat. This cushion provides the same benefits as the original 3 inch cushion without raising you up too high in your seat. I'm personally very grateful to the developers for developing such a great product. All "Para's" and "Quad's" will benefit greatly from this cushion, and I for one highly recommend it."

All "Para's" and "Quad's" will benefit greatly from this cushion, and I for one highly recommend it."

Martin Weiderman
T9-10 Para - Customer since 2000
Email: marweid@shaw.ca

"After using the Ease Cushion for over 2 years and I can say in all sincerity that I have never been so comfortable in all my 56 years of my paraplegia. As a T-9-10 paraplegic I sustain a flaccid condition which renders me particularly susceptible to pressure sores. I also have sensation in the gluteus area, which enables me to feel discomfort and pain associated with remaining in a seated position for 2 hours or more at a time. But, since using the Ease Cushion I have been able to sit for longer periods of time.

However, the Ease Cushion provides me with not only comfort, but also with the security that I am avoiding problems associated with prolonged sitting. I need this assurance, as my schedule is quite full as a producer of a talk-show radio program and as a writer.

In the past I have purchased just about every known wheelchair cushion available on the market, but none can compare with the Ease Cushion. I have been very pleased with the service I have received from the fine people at Eagle Engineering Company who designed and market the cushion.

- Martin J. Weiderman / 4/14/2002 / Nanaimo, BC Canada

In the past I have purchased just about every known wheelchair cushion available on the market, but none can compare with the Ease Cushion.

Charles Whitt
C4-5 Quad - Customer since 2001
Email: cwhitt@inil.com

"I am a quad, C4-5 level, I was injured in 1978. Over the years I have tried several types of cushions, in an attempt to avoid pressure sores. At the level of injury I sustained I do not have the upper body strength to perform proper pressure relief. Your EASE cushion does the pressure relief for me, giving me one less thing to be concerned about. I am especially pleased with the value added features, such as the audible warning. I am sitting up a minimum of 14 hours per day, and this audible warning feature gives me a peace of mind and comfort in knowing I am doing everything to prevent developing future pressure sores. Having experienced the pain and discomfort of pressure sores in the past, this is a welcomed relief. I would recommend the EASE cushion to anyone in a similar situation."

Jose Gomez
Para - Customer since 2002
Email: Pep84@aol.com

"I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for pioneering the first effective relief device for the wheelchair user, the EASE Cushion. After sustaining a spinal cord injury there are many factors that come into view. One of the many worries I now constantly face is of getting a pressure sore. A person could be adjusting to their new injured life and with a pressure sore being among one of the many difficulties one would encounter, which would place them right back to where they started. Needless to say this would weigh on their emotional state, maybe allowing one to negate their prior accomplishments, while future goals remain unobtainable.

I originally came across the EASE cushion while searching for a pressure relief alternative for an 18 hour drive I intended to do from Florida to New York. I literally never did a single pressure relief while on the overlay and was able to concentrate on my driving worry free. When I arrived at the hotel at the end of my first night of driving, and turned over to check myself for signs of redness, I was pleasantly surprised that there was none! The EASE Cushion does exactly what it is supposed to do - offering a pressure relief every four minutes! To top it off, after charging the battery for just under two hours, I have been able to get as much as 28 hours of use. Truly all well thought out.

It is my firm belief that all major medical insurance companies should fall in line behind this wonderful product and offer its uncontested support, as it would eliminate many other highly unecessary costs and completely alleviate the threat of receiving a pressure sore.

I cannot express my gratitude enough for applying your efforts in an absolutely necessary area of spinal cord injury. The market place is cluttered with temporary fixes to this problem, however, the EASE cushion has offered the solution!

Brian Ruecker
C5/6 Quad - Customer since 2001
Email: BSRuecker@aol.com

"In October of 1994, an accident rendered me a C5/6 quadriplegic. No more than 5 months after being discharged from rehab, I developed a decubitis ulcer (DU) that ultimately led to a skin graft surgery shortly thereafter. Within the next two years, I had two more radical flap surgeries performed which included the shaving of the ischial tuberoscities. After trying several different cushions (both gel and static air), the DU’s would eventually recur causing me to spend months (cumulatively) in bed. I began to believe that pressure sores would always dictate my life. Then I found EASE on the Internet.

In November of 2001, I purchased this new type of wheelchair cushion, the EASE “Active Massage” cushion from a small company up near Chico. This cushion uses a computer controlled miniature pump to alternate air bladders within the cushion every 4 minutes. This has the effect of doing pressure relief automatically. I have not had a DU since I purchased the cushion, even after increasing by 50% the amount of hours sitting in the chair.

The cushion costs more than a standard cushion (about $1500) but quite a bit less than 3 surgeries and 90 days care in a sub-acute facility.

When I obtained the cushion in November of 2001, a sore had started forming, which healed in the first month on the EASE cushion. Since that time, I have not had any problems even after increasing my sitting time, by 50%. Gone are the two-day stints in bed, which occurred all too frequently. My wife and I now travel much more and can enjoy long days and nights. The cushion and pump have greatly enhanced the quality of my life."

- Brian Ruecker, Sacramento, California

When I obtained the cushion in November of 2001, a sore had started forming, which healed in the first month on the EASE cushion. Since that time, I have not had any problems even after increasing my sitting time, by 50%

Roman R.
C5/6/7 Quad - Customer since 2002

"Due to an auto accident in 1958, which left me with a spinal injury, C-5,6, and 7, incomplete, I've been using a manual wheelchair. The rocking motion from pushing my chair and my leg spasms had kept me virtually pressure sore free. I've been mentally and physically active all these years. On August 19, 2002, my heart stopped and after surgery a defibrillator was inserted, now forcing me to use a power chair.

My new power chair is an Invacare Ranger X model, top of the line, a powerful bad boy and is as dependable as it can be; but the cushion that came with the chair ain't worth a damn. Here comes a sore butt, red marks and pressure sores. My butt is in trouble and no type of cushion from foam with cutouts to air inflated being able to stop my problem. I see an ad on the EASE website for an "Alternating Pressure" wheelchair cushion, so I give EASE a call and a new concept has been developed. Come to find out, Rex is an Aeronautical Engineer and has designed an undulating airflow system that exchanges air pressure every 8 to 10 minutes. Sounds good? I asked how much and Rex said,"$1,495.00." Ouch but Rex says "Refund if it doesn't work."

I order my custom 16" x 16" x 3" cushion and in no time, it's at my front door. By now I am so tired of laying in bed, I'm spitting nails because I can't sit up. The power pack is fully charged and the motor is just above a whisper. It is important to note that my rear end has healed from visual signs of pressure, but is still red. The first day, I sit up eight hours, no sweating and I feel pretty good. Rex says, "take it easy." I find out EASE's success rate is over 90%. Well, I'm up and around. No red spots, no additional spasms and no sweats. I'm using EASE's cushion not only in my power chair, but in my manual Quickie as well. My choice, down and out or up and about. EASE is my answer, hope it's yours!" - Roman R.

p.s. If you want to talk to me, ask EASE Seating Systems for my number, but don't waste my time unless you are serious.

Michael Bryden
Quad - Customer since 2003
Email: brydenm@dmcom.net

Note - This testimonial comes from Carolyn Crosly, an RN of At Home Care, Inc., in regard to her patient, Michael Bryden.

"I wanted to write to let you know how much EASE Seating Systems cushion has benefited a patient of mine.Michael Bryden is quadriplegic who has had a history of chronic pressure sores in buttock/scrotal area. On 3/25/03 skilled nursing came into the home and noted patient had 10 pressure sores. Daily wound dressings were done using an alginate type material covered with a tecaderm, with good success. However, on 4/16/03 patient now had 3 large pressure sores that were healing slowly. Patient started using the EASE cushion in wheelchair. Within 3 weeks patient had complete closure on all pressure sores and no new areas were noted. The EASE cushion is a great device and beneficial for patients like Michael in preventing and healing pressure sores. It is a great product!

- Carolyn Crosly, RN (At Home Care, Inc.)

James Rodden
Quad - Customer since 2003

"This cushion of yours is allowing me to sit down ALL DAY without sweating or breaking down any more than I had broken down when I got it two months ago. It's really unbelievable...my God, man, the things that Kathy and I can do now is mind bending.

The problem is that I do still have the small sore, and it puts out a clear-like serous fluid, which does tend to small after a bit in time. I would like to purchase another cushion cover so that Kathy can switch them, every so often, and wash and clean the soiled one. (We just need one more cover...and then, look out...) That's of course, if it's possible to do so?

So, old man, what d'ya think? (you know that this breakdown that I've got was actually turning pink, around the edged, for the first couple of weeks or so. We haven't given up on the sore at all. Might just take a wee bit of time...but, hell, since I haven't go any muscle tissue, on either side of my backside, we're on top of the world, my friend. I can't thank you enough...

Reply from Rex Taylor: I'm very happy that the cushion and you are getting along well together, that's great news. Our experience with sores like yours (as related to us by our customers), is that the pink around the edges is increased circulation and that your sore will slowly heal inward from the edges. We have another customer, Kathy Noonan, who started with two very large sores, one on each ischeal, 16 weeks ago and they are both healing nicely. Best of all, she has gone from being totally bedridden to being up in her chair several hours a day and able to fix meals, go to the mall, and even a Patriots game. She is now wheeling herself around the lawn to build more upper arm strength, says the paved parking lot is too easy now. I will order you another cushion today from the sewing shop and should have it here in 5 working days or less. In the meantime, perhaps your lady could remove the cover in the evening when you go to bed, wash it in mild detergent (no fabric softener or bleach) on either cold or warm setting and it will look like new.

Reply from James Rodden: Thanks for the speedy reply and the very good news about Kathy Noonan. (another Irishman, or Irishwoman, in this case...there seem to be a lot of us Irish "pushing it to the edge"). Anyway, God bless her and if what's happening to my backside is any indication of what's happening to hers...man, she's got to be thanking you, and, or course, the man upstairs, with every new day. I don't know how long she has been "down" or chairbound; I've been at it for over 24 years now and to be able to sit down all day...my friend, it's a miracle to me.

You, and your misses, have been so nice to us I just had to write. Oh, I forgot to get the price on the seat cover but you've got my credit card so just put it down on that. If there are any problems, drop me a line...we'll sort it out."

- James Rodden

Clark M. Jones
T8 Para - Customer since 2003

"Thank you for sending the new pump so quickly. I am sorry that I am not as promptly in returning the other one. In the box is the older model. The new one is much quieter in a different way than the first. So far both the (cushion) and the mattress have lived up to our expectations. The true test will be over time. I am just glad we found you on the internet. We have tried a lot of different things and this seems to be the best.

Again thank you for being so prompt and following through on what you said you would do. That is rare and greatly appreciated." - Heather S. Jones (Clark's wife)

Gayle Hicks
C6-7 Quad - Customer since 2002

"Hi, my name is Gale and I’m a C6-7 Quad. I was hurt in 1989 from a car accident.

I’ve been pretty lucky with not getting sores. But I started gaining weight and started getting a black sore spot on my backside where it became very hard to sit up on it for long. I got the EASE cushion for my chair and within a few months my backside wasn’t as sore as it was. And I am able to sit up for 12 or more hrs a day without the pain I had before. I would highly recommend the cushion to all people handicapped or not to get it and feel the difference it makes to life. Its the best investment I’ve made for myself.

Thanks to all. Gale Hicks, Tulsa Oklahoma

Its the best investment I’ve made for myself.

Miles Eckert

Customer since 2003

I first met Miles in our local Radio Shack store. Miles became a para after falling from some construction scaffolding about 4 months before I met him. Of course I asked him what kind of cushion was he on, and most importantly, how is your butt handling your sitting in a wheelchair? Miles was already having some redness and irritation on both isheals, precursors of full-blown pressure sores.

He was with a paid attendant supplied by Workman's Comp. Insurance, as his was a job-connected disability. I told him about the advantages of our 'EASE Seating System" and both he and his caregiver were interested

Miles and his caregiver, Melissa, came by the next day to our factory and the caregiver was enough impressed to recommend to Miles" case manager at Workman's Comp. that an EASE Seating System be purchased for Miles.

Shortly thereafter we received a purchase order and Miles got his cushion. That was In October of 2003. Miles is still sitting on the EASE Seating System and never had any further indication of soft tissue distress since 2003!

Miles has also purchased a variant of our "EASE Overlay Cushion" which was designed to go over a car seat or recliner or any place you might want to sit. He had a local upholstery ship place it inside the car seat just under the leather outer cover. Miles transfers from wheelchair to driver's seat when driving and the car seat pump unit turns on automatically when the ignition is turned on

Why a car seat cushion? Miles had noticed that after an hour or so of driving, his butt was showing red marks. That convinced him he had to be sitting on alternating pressure to keep his bottom healthy.

Mike Ward

Customer since 2004

Mike is our most severely disabled customer; he has had ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease, for 17 years, last ten have been in a wheelchair. In 2003 he started developing sores while sitting on a Roho static air cushion. To prevent sores he had to lay back in his reclining wheelchair for half an hour every two hours. This made it hard to enjoy a movie or a concert.

”I got the EASE cushion and had relief immediately. I had to lie back only once a day. The cushion kept improving my situation so now my bottom is sore free! I can sit up all day without laying back.”

Weslin Mather

Customer since 2004

A year ago she had surgery as a result of sitting many hours, days and years in a wheelchair. The surgery was successful and recovery was significantly quicker because of her Ease Cushion. She has had no evidence of pressure sores since then. Her work requires many long days and she feels she could not do it as well without the Ease cushion.

“ Rex Taylor and his wife have become friends who I can rely on for assistance."

Link to Weslin Mather Website

Larry LaBute

Customer since 2002

7 years with many skin breakdowns, THEN got on an Ease Cushion and has not had any soars since!

"My days are busy, 12 to 14 hours. EASE allows me to stay in the chair."

"Because of the increased circulation from the cushion my legs have healed."

"I'll talk about skin care and quality of life anytime."

Click the here to see a larger picture of Larry's 1938 Linclon Zephyr
w/mobility lift

Roy Abell

Customer since 2002

Entrepreneur, Inventor, Quadriplegic

Roy has the worst of quadriplegia; polio paralyzed most of his body but he still can feel pain, especially in his buttocks. Sitting always caused pain in that area and limited him to only two hours upright before he had to recline in his chair. He tried to invent his own Alternating Pressure cushion using old technology. His own cushion helped but only ran three hours on a charge. In 2002, Roy was delighted to get an EASE cushion that runs all week. In fact, Roy says,

"I now can sit for 12 hours without feeling any buttocks pain whatsoever. This has enabled me to operate my businesses with no problem".

Brian Ruecker

Customer since 2001

Investor, Coach, Quadriplegic

Brian got his sores while sitting on a ROHO air cushion and a Jay gel cushion, two of the most popular and expensive static cushions. He was desperate to find something that could keep him from living his life working around sores! He saw one of our ads and ordered an EASE Seating System.

We sold him an EASE Seating System in 2001 when he had two Stage 2 pressure ulcers Within the first month of sitting on our System, Brian’s sores healed up and has been free of pressure sores ever since.

Brian was injured in a surfing accident in 1994 and endured years of flap surgeries, skin grafts and hospitalizations!
We sold him an EASE Seating System in 2001 when he had two Stage 2 pressure ulcers. Within a month the ulcers healed and he has enjoyed good soft tissue health ever since.
Read Brian's letters and look at his pictures. He's another of our customers who is leading a productive life as an investment banker.
Brian and his wife are looking to the future with a new baby daughter in the house now.

Ron Harvey

Customer since 2002

Ron Harvey, MBA Long Beach, CA

He has not had any pressure related problems in the 5 years since surgery. Occasionally he gets small abrasions due to transfers and minor sores when he gets off his EASE cushion. But those have healed up without restricting normal activities. He's back to working full time, has completed an MBA, started rowing again, and has started hand cycling. Ron is a member of the U.S. National Adaptive Rowing team. In 2006, Ron won a silver medal in the men's arms-only single sculls at the World Championship . Adaptive rowing is done with the arms only, not the legs.

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