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Concept MouleTec was invented by the late Terry Moule. He developed a reputation as one of the country’s leading osteopaths. Many sporting super stars owe their careers to his skills. Terry was also an innovator. He worked for many years with car manufacturers on seat design and cabin ergonomics. He created the Mouletec Concept – a way of improving the therapeutic qualities of seats. A Mouletec seat increases comfort and improves health. Compared to a standard seat, a Mouletec seat reduces pressure on the lumbar region and thighs and improves blood flow. The concept has been in R&D for 5 years. Professor Andrew Bradbury from Birmingham University and Heartland NHS Trust and Professor Mark Porter from Loughborough University have conducted studies demonstrating the improvements in pressure and venous blood flow of seats featuring MouleTec designs. The company has worked in association with the Centre for Heathcare Innovation and Development (CHID) which is part of the the The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust. The Mouletec Wheelchair cushion has won design awards from Medilink Pressure Mapping |
Terry Moule was born in Wolverhampton in 1943. He was educated at Tettenhall College and qualified from the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy in 1963 as the youngest ever graduate. Many of his patients were Olympians and sporting stars. Athletes using his holistic approach to sport achieved even higher levels of response and performance. Terry was involved with vehicle seating for over twenty years using his long experience as a qualified Osteopath and Naturopath specialising in back and posture problems. He worked closely with Saab on seat design and cabin ergonomics. Other consultancy included work for Rolls Royce, Ford, Vauxhall (including a 2 year “campaign for comfort”) plus design, consultancy and ergonomic advice for a number of other automotive manufacturers. He also wrote for “What Car?” on Seating and General Comfort |
The benefits of a Mouletec cushion are clearly seen when performing a pressure mapping test. These images are taken from a monitor and show how the pressure on a person’s torso is eased.
The red and yellow patches in the top image indicate where pressure sores could occur after pro-longed sitting. The bottom image shows how the Mouletec concept spreads the pressure away from vulnerable parts of the buttocks.
