Patent ID: 8596717

Claim:
A posture trainer, comprising: a body with a front surface and a back surface, a first end and a second end, and a side wall that extends around the trainer to form a cavity configured to retain a fluid therein to thereby inflate said body, said front surface configured to selectively contact a back of a user, said body comprising: a bottom portion, said bottom portion comprising a first thickness between said back surface and said front surface; a top portion, said top portion comprising an outward bulge substantially centered on said front surface, said top portion comprising a second thickness between a peak of said outward bulge and said back surface, said second thickness being greater than said first thickness; and wherein said selective contact comprises: said front surface of said bottom portion configured to contact a lower back of a seated person; and said peak of said outward bulge of said front surface of said top portion positioned distal from said bottom portion to thereby be configured to initially contact and focus pressure on a portion of a thoracic spinal region of said seated person to support an upper thoracic spinal region of said seated person in a proper seated relation with the lower back, using the difference between said second thickness and said first thickness.