Different Types of Recliner Chairs
When choosing a recliner chair, it’s important to understand the key differences between the different types of recliner chairs on the market.
Standard recliners provide basic comfort and support, while riser recliners include additional features to assist with sitting down and standing up, making them ideal for those with mobility difficulties. Power lift riser recliners offer even greater convenience with motorised adjustments for effortless positioning.
To find the best option, consider your personal needs, lifestyle, and health requirements.
What is a Recliner Chair?
Recliner chairs are generally upholstered armchairs that can be tilted backwards, usually with a footrest that extends out in front.
Different types of recliner chairs have different functions and purposes. For example, a standard or traditional recliners, also known as two-position recliners have a more basic reclining mechanism. These chairs offer two reclining positions: upright or fully reclined. This type of recliner chair is typically operated by a lever or handle and tends to be a cheaper solution for comfort.
A riser recliner chair is a specially designed seating solution for individuals who are starting to experience difficulty getting in and out of a standard chair. These chairs provide enhanced comfort and support, making it easier and safer for users to transition from sitting to standing. Additionally, a riser recliner chair offers a greater range of comfortable sitting and reclining positions compared to traditional sofas or standard recliner chairs.
Ultimately, recliner chairs are meant to provide a person with ultimate comfort, improved circulation, and ease of changing seating positions.
At Repose, we offer a wide range of recliner chairs to suit your needs, however unique they may be. With plenty of bespoke features available and a wide selection of fabrics and colours to choose from, we can help find you the ideal recliner chair to suit your environment.
How Do Recliner Chairs Work?
Recliner chairs are designed and constructed to alleviate pain and discomfort during extended periods of sitting. They aim to increase restricted movement, blood flow, independence and comfortability. With ergonomic support and a range of bespoke features, such as different types of mechanisms, recliners can provide support to your back, neck, legs, and arms.
What are the Health Benefits of a Riser Recliner Chair?
Riser recliner chairs are mostly used by people with low mobility, the elderly or those suffering from chronic and painful conditions. A riser recliner's unique mechanisms and adjustable features ensure ultimate relaxation and comfort to suit each person's needs.
There are many health benefits to using a riser recliner chair such as:
- Stress reduction
- Blood circulation
- Back pain
- Joint relief
- Improved mobility
- Postural Support
- Better mental health & wellbeing due to increased independence
The Types of Recliner Chairs We Offer
We have designed and built bespoke recliner chairs since 1999 for healthcare, homecare and hospitals. From electric recliners to bariatric, porter, overnight bed chairs, and single or dual motor recliners, we have a wide range of riser recliner chairs to choose from.
Our chairs can be modified to suit your needs and requirements, whether that be finding the best recliner for back pain or finding a comfortable seating solution for a patient with Parkinson's Disease. A recliner chair is not just a piece of furniture, it is a solution to ongoing pain and discomfort which can improve a person's quality of life.
Our recliner chairs are specifically designed to support the body. We can tailor recliner chair features such as armrests, mechanisms, cushioning, and neck support to your preferences/condition. The right recliner chair for you will ultimately improve your quality of life by assisting with mobility, blood flow, pressure relief, and more.
Our Most Popular Chairs
Bespoke Recliner Chair Features You Should Consider
Cushioning
Choosing the right cushioning is important as each person's condition is different and requires a unique approach to comfort. For example, a person with a neurodegenerative disease like dementia may have different requirements to someone who is in rehabilitation after surgery or a bariatric client with low mobility.
We provide the option to customise your recliner chair with the following back cushions, seat cushions, and neck rests to elevate your comfort:
- Button back cushion
- Split lumbar back cushion
- Waterfall back cushion
- Waterfall lateral back cushion
- Support lateral back cushions
- Comfort Lateral back cushion
- Headrest cushions - small head pillow, head roll. small profile headrest, midline headrest etc...
- Pocket-sprung seat cushion
- Soft memory foam seat cushion
- Pressure management seat cushions - Viscoform, celliform, Liquiform, and Coolform.
Mechanisms
Choosing the right mechanism is incredibly important for those with limited mobility as they will need to find a chair that can lift them to their feet or comfortably change position without needing assistance from another person.
- Single motor tilt in space
- Dual motor tilt in space
- Standard dual motor
- Single motor wallhugger
- VAL - Variable Angle Lift technology
The single motor tilt-in-space mechanism provides a 90-degree rise and recline function with a high-leg lift that encourages good circulation.
The dual tilt-in-space motor mechanism does everything that the single motor does but provides additional independent movement to the backrest and footrest.
The Single wallhugger mechanism uses space in front of the chair, rather than behind and only needs to be 6 inches away from the wall to provide a full recline position.
The VAL is a feature that offers a slightly more flexible function in comparison to other riser recliner mechanisms. Variable Angle Lift means you can set the angle at which the chair tilts you forward into a standing position.
Optional Accessories
Enhance your levels of comfort, safety and independence with some of our optional features, available on select models:
- Standard arm caps
- Full-length arm caps
- Small head pillow
- Head Roll
- Seat Cover
- Pressure Care Arm Rest
- Lap strap and pad
- Coolform gel on arm tops - for pressure control
- Headrests - head roll, small head pillow, mid-line headrest & more
- Leg support block
- Heat system
- Reading lamp
- Massage system
FAQs for Different Types of Recliner Chairs
The key difference between riser recliner chairs and recliner chairs is that the riser recliner has a lifting mechanism alongside the reclining function. This means that the riser recliner helps individuals to their feet whereas the standard recliner does not.