The right chair can make a big difference to your lower back
On July 07, 2009 in Uncategorized
Most chairs that you find in homes, offices and restaurants have as little backing as a bikini, and are definitely not the type from which you’ll gain any back pain relief. Either there is enough room between the slats for a small child to crawl through or there is nothing but air at the point where the small of your back is yearning to make contact.
And, as if all this weren’t bad enough, most chair backs aren’t straight either. They are almost as curved as the inside of a barrel, or they tilt back just enough so that you’re neither reclining nor able to sit up straight.
Nevertheless, for optimum lower back pain relief, think straight and insist on adequate support when you shop for your own chair. Make sure the back of the chair extends down to, or almost to, the seat. Also see to it that the back of the chair is at least high enough to make contact with your head, so that it can adequately support your upper back and neck.
Back Pain Relief Testimonials
On July 03, 2009 in Uncategorized
UK survey respondents had the following back pain relief advice for fellow back sufferers:
‘I have had prolapsed disc problems for over thirty years. I never sit on a low soft chair otherwise I can feel my sciatica start straight away. I invested in a Parker Knoll orthopedic chair with a lumbar support many years ago and it has been of great benefit. I have a “Backfriend” folding seat which I find invaluable. If I go visiting I always ask for a dining chair to sit on or I sit on the floor.’
‘When confronted with dining chairs without lumbar support - in hotels etc - use a “Backfriend”, remain at the table for as short a time as possible. All my own upright chairs slope BACK and offer LUMBAR SUPPORT - great for lower back pain relief. These all relieve tremendously the likelihood of pain in my mid-back building up - but make me a social eccentric!’