SEAT INSERT AND METHOD OF IMPROVING POSTURE OF A SEATED SUBJECT

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Described is a seat insert for providing postural support. The seat insert comprises a back portion comprising a support frame, the support frame comprising a plurality of elongate bladders arranged laterally on a front face of the support frame, each bladder hingedly coupled to the front face at an upper portion of each bladder, wherein the plurality of elongate bladders comprise an upper bladder and a lower bladder and wherein a distance between couplings of the lower bladder and the upper bladder is less than the width of the upper bladder, such that the upper bladder overlaps with a portion of the lower bladder. The seat insert may comprise two inflatable side bolsters. Also described is a method of improving posture of a subject when in a seated position on a seat and a kit comprising the seat insert and one or more wedge-shaped seat portions.