the present invention provides seating apparatuses that may reduce an effect of an ailment such as sciatica , joint illness , degenerative disc condition , hip bursitis , tendinitis , or sacral / coccyx pain . a seating apparatus includes a back portion and a seating portion , each portion having at least one encased bladder that is inflated by a pumping component in a timed sequence . the bladders may be differently shaped , asymmetrically situated with respect to a center axis , and spatially overlapping . the bladders are inflated and deflated in accordance with a predetermined time sequence and are independently controlled . the seating apparatus may contain a set of encased bladders that may be configured for different aliments . a user selects a treatment for one of the ailments through a remote control unit . consequently , a subset of bladders is configured so that the selected subset of bladders is inflated and deflated .