Upeasy Seat Assist Plus - Portable Self-Powered Lifting Seat Cushion for Chairs, 70% Weight Support up to 340 lbs. - Lift Assist for Seniors and Mobility Support

Works as advertised. I would never sit on this; only use it to boost me from my couch. I have it at one couch for launching. I got the bigger one, set up at the lowest setting. I am about 170 after surgery normally 190. Positioned near the cushion edge, sit on it until the top closes. Gently rise, the unit gives a gentle push, to a point where it is easy pushing you to a point where you take over with cane or walker. Highly recommend.

My 88 yr old Mother has been using a recliner for years to help keep her feet elevated. Last year she bought a new recliner but resisted buying a lift chair because of cost and she did not feel like she was that bad off to need a lift chair. At that time, she was not having as much trouble with her right side. A few months ago she began to have pain and weakness on her right side due to a pinched nerve and bone spurs in the neck. It was getting harder for her to get out of the recliner and she would just flop down into the recliner when going to sit down. To get up, she would have to rock back and forth to get momentum to get out of the recliner. She finally came to the realization that she was going to have to have surgery to get better and out of pain. She also realized that she was not going to be able to strain like she was to get out of the chair when she had surgery. She saw an ad for this upeasy lift chair and asked me to order it. I read the reviews and cautioned her that she would have to be careful with it and it could throw her out if she was not careful leaning forward or leaning over the side to reach for something. And yes I know it says not to use it with recliners. So we threw caution to the wind and ordered it off amazon. The ones on amazon were less expensive than the ad she showed me. The device came very quickly. It was very easy to setup and the video was very easy to follow. We practiced with the seat in a hard chair first and got the setting right for her weight. On average she weighs 155lbs. We have had it about a month and I am happy to see her not flopping down in the chair and not having to rock to get out of the chair. It lets her down easy and pops her right up. She has had her neck surgery and I think it has been a god send to have her using this uplifting seat at this time. The device just lifts her up as she steads herself on the arms of the recliner. The surgery did not fix the right shoulder issues and she is looking to have more surgery where this device is probably going to more invaluable as she recovers from a future rotator cuff surgery. After neck surgery, she was having trouble getting out of the hard kitchen chair she uses to eat her meals. She carried the seat into the kitchen several times and said I guess we better order another one so I can get out of this chair. We tried putting a few seat cushions in that chair to see if that helped and it did, so at this time we are not ordering another one. We might have to reconsider if she ends up having to have surgery on her right shoulder and she is not able to use her arm to push herself up out of the kitchen chair. When I was researching this device I wondered how comfortable this would be because it did not look as comfortable as a recliner seat. This was a big concern as she spends most of her day and evening in this chair until she goes to bed. She reports that it is comfortable. I have seen her lean to the side to reach for something and has not had a problem and she has used caution regarding activities that would require her to lean forward. She takes the lift seat out of the recliner to do activities like putting on shoes and socks. I am not seeing why it is not recommended for a recliner. I give it a thumbs up for setup and easy of use in our application. Hoping it will remain operational and in good condition over time.

Main flaws: 1) Needs a lot of strength to set up and adjust. Elderly/handicapped persons will likely need help. 2) It does aid in rising from sitting position but it's an ejecting forward vs lifting motion. As warned in directions, since the Assist is automatic as one's weight shifts forward, one has to be VERY careful to not lean to get something off a table (& certainly not off floor) or one will be pushed forward accidentally. 3) not very comfortable for sitting long periods so not really good for TV watching. 4) i bought to help me get out of a (now) too low couch. To give enough 'resistance' for Assist to work, I had to add rigid support under cushions. (I needed to do this anyway, so not a big deal but as product description says, the Assist not really designed for soft surfaces). 4) Because the Assist works by pushing one forward, it necessarily puts a lot of pressure on buttocks and lower back. I suffer from sciatica and it seems to have been aggravated by the Assist. Positives are it looks to be of good quality. Instructions are clear and helpful. As compared to stand alone power lifts which cost many hundreds of dollars or lift chairs which can cost thousands, this Assist is very economical at less than $100. My opinion is this item probably works best for younger users and those without balance or lower back issues. Good for chairs like dining or office, less so for living room seating (usually softer & sat in for longer periods). Doesn't work well for me but I can see it being of benefit to those I describe above.

This unit was not easy to open and adjust. You had to open it while standing the unit on edge opposite the unit handle and then you push down to slightly open the clam shell so you can get a hand inside and adjust the spring setting. Several settings are available but the lowest I could see was 95 to 240 pounds range. My wife at 160 pounds could not compress the shell. I used it for 10 days to make it less stiff and at 240 pounds I could compress the shell and it would decompress when I stood up but it was not comfortable for a 3-hour evening watching television. Although the clam shell worked as advertised the curvature caused a feeling of being off balance when first sitting down and then standing up. Since I purchased it for my wife and she could not use it I returned it to Amazon for credit. As described by the manufacturer it is hard and uncomfortable while sitting. The unit works well for getting you up and sitting down but most persons like to sit a while in their chair and that is where this unit falls short.

This lift saves my back. My husband had spinal fusion back surgery June 6th. He came home June 7th and was not able to stand up by himself. That meant I had to help by lifting him. I searched on amazon for something to help and came across this seat. When it arrived June 9th I tried it first, It worked fine for me so I re-adjusted the weight to let him try it. After deciding which chair would allow him to rest comfortably and keep him secure I moved it into the family room. It worked for him, It is June 10th today and he has been getting up by himself using this seat lift ever since. He likes to sit on the front porch so I just take the lift and put in on one of the chairs outside. I would order a second one of these but this is a temporary situation so I will continue to move it when needed.

If you have a muscle disease or nerve disease that makes it very difficult to get up out of the chair, this is the answer. In your home, the best answer is clearly an electric operated lift chair but this does not give you the freedom you need to go out on your own to a restaurant and be able to get out of a chair, in my case, even if the chair has arms. Most people don't know the proper way to use the Upeasy There are two different products depending on your weight. In my case I needed a higher weight version. Do not follow their instructions, however. They suggest you set the chair for your own weight but that does not give you sufficient uplift in my opinion. It is better to set the chair for a weight somewhat higher than your weight. When you sit down it will not automatically allow you to lower the seat because of a higher weight but it is easy to reach your hands underneath the chair and pull yourself down. This makes it relatively easy, if the chair has arms, to rise up from most chairs on your own. This is life-changing for me because I love to eat at restaurants regularly but it is also useful in doctors offices etc. Two things you should know however. First, you don't want to reach down to pick something up from the floor when you're in the Upeasy on a chair because as soon as you lean forward the seat assist well start lifting you. Second, on metal chairs at restaurants, the seat can slide despite the fact that there is a rubber backing applied to the bottom. Unfortunately, it does not cover the entire bottom and the plastic rim can cause sliding. The Upeasy I keep in my car I personally modified by cementing a piece of rubber mat I cut to fit the bottom of the seat assist and this has completely solved the problem.

Mom was able to use it for one day. Purchased item that was rated for 200 to 340 pounds. Mom’s weight was up to about 245 due to her cancer treatments and need for long term steroids. We purchased this in hopes that was it that it would assist her in maintaining some independence for a longer period of time. It was very important to her yobe able to do for herself but after only a couple uses the hydraulic portion of the seat failed to work and got stuck in a upward position no longer allowing the seat to recoil. The seat is a wonderful idea but it does need more engineering & tweaking to make it a more durable product. For $70 you need to get more than one day of usage. The quality of the materials was there it’s not cheaply made it just doesn’t hold up . That being said I contacted Amazon discuss the issue with them my money was refunded the same day.

it was good but not for me i got another kind