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Out of Africa: an idea for a stress-free seat. *Inspiration can come from the most unlikely source. For Australian psychologist Mr. Greg usher, it took the form of a two-legged stool, an essential item of equipment of the maasai tribesmen of Africa. As unlikely as it seems, that simple stool has led to the sophisticated kneelsit, a piece of ergonomic furniture-"not a chair, not a stool, but a balance seat"-designed by Mr usher to relieve spinal pressure and back strain brought on by prolonged periods of sitting still. Pain in the backIn 1988, Mr usher, as part of post-graduate studies in psychology, took a 10-day course of meditation which involved sitting in silence for 15 hours a day. The result was aches and pains throughout the body, the worst of which occurred in the back. Cushions, chairs and low stools failed to bring relief. Then a small stool with half-round legs, a copy of a maasai stool, was tried and the back pain, disappeared almost immediately. "research has shown that... [Details]