Seating/lying support

A sitting/lying carriage comprising a sitting/lying support comprising:

• at least four movably interconnected sitting/lying support elements;
• at least one bearing element connected to the sitting/lying support elements such that a movement of the sitting/lying support elements relative to one another can be produced wherein the connection of the bearing elements to the sitting/lying support elements is provided and configured for moving the sitting/lying support elements relative to one another;
• a sitting area, wherein:
• the sitting/lying device is configured in the form of an animal body with a torso forming the sitting area;
• the movably interconnected sitting/lying support elements are configured as movably interconnected torso sections;
• and
• the animal body has a gait represented with mutually opposite movements of the torso sections, which mutually opposite movements of the torso sections are generated with travel motion of the sitting/lying carriage.

A chair for use in physical therapy treatments, the chair comprising a sitting/lying support comprising:

• at least four movably interconnected sitting/lying support elements;
• and
• at least one bearing element connected to the sitting/lying support elements such that a movement of the sitting/lying support elements relative to one another can be produced wherein the connection of the bearing elements to the sitting/lying support elements is provided and configured for moving the sitting/lying support elements relative to one another, wherein:
• the at least one bearing element comprises a plurality of bearing elements;
• the bearing elements form a support of the sitting/lying support element;
• the sitting/lying support element move upward and downward with horizontal movement components;
• and
• the sitting/lying support elements further comprise elastic elements;
• the sitting/lying support elements are movably interconnected via the elastic elements.