Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The Reason Everybody Should Protect Their Lumbar

Do you have any idea why people would always tell you to sit up straight and to never slouch? What you need to understand is that sitting up straight is important because if you don’t do it you could suffer from a slipped disk and when this happens you will regret every time you ever slouched. Trust me when I say that a slipped disk is worse than it sounds.

Something that most people don’t understand is that when you protect your lumbar it will help protect the rest of your back and improve your posture dramatically. One of the things that you need to understand is that the more you slouch the harder it will be to sit up straight and the reason being is because slouching is a form of weakness in your back. The problem that a lot of people have is their stomach is growing and because of that it pulls their shoulders frontward which makes them slouch even more.

In order to protect your lumbar there are a few things that work great and those things are a lumbar support cushion, a back brace, and simply standing instead of sitting. It may be a little outrageous to stand up the whole day but sometimes you have to make these sacrifices when you don’t have the right amount of lumbar support. If you have trouble sitting right and keeping your back straight then I would suggest practicing for a while until it becomes natural. The reason I recommend practicing is because the more you do something the easier it will become and the faster it will be second nature to you.

One other thing that I would highly recommend is that you find a good chair with decent lumbar support so that you can sit on it. The reason why I recommend this is because having a chair with a good lumbar support means that you will not have to do everything in order to sit straight, they chair will help you. What is great about this is that you can now do what you are supposed to be doing instead of worrying about how you are sitting.

The last thing that I want you to understand is that protecting your lumbar is a must for people of all ages. It isn’t always a possibility to get a chair with the right amount of lumbar support and if not then I would highly recommend getting a cheap lumbar support cushion to fill its spot.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Tips To Easily Protect Your Back


For the longest time I have been showing people how to use a lumbar support cushion to protect their back but then I was thinking, what if you don’t have a lumbar support cushion. The first thing should be to go out and buy a back support cushion but if you need something now then there are some things you can do.

For those of you who don’t want to spend the $20 to protect your back against lower back pain then here are some things that you can try to protect your back. The one thing I would like to tell you is that these methods work ok but they are not as easy as a back support cushion is. Trust me, there was a time when I did a couple of these during the day and at night my back was still hurting, just not as much.

Ways To Save Your Back Without A Lumbar Support Cushion

Water bottle – Something that I have done in the past is to fill a water bottle half full and then use that where the support pillow would be. What this will do is give your back the somewhat soft support that it needs to stay aligned. What you need to understand is that the water bottle that you use should have a very tight seal and if it doesn’t you need to get a different one. Remember this because you don’t want to get wet when you are just trying to prevent your back from hurting.

Rolled up towel – A lot of people out there will use a rolled up towel and sometimes this works great but sometimes it doesn’t work at all. One thing I would caution you on is to not make the  rolled up towel too hard because if you do that than your back will probably start hurting even more. Just know that when you roll the towel you should tape it to keep it from moving.

Beach ball – Filling a beach ball about a quarter of the way is another thing you can do. It may look funny but at the same time it will you’re your back the support that it really needs. My recommendation to you is to at least make sure the input valve is closed so that you are not having to put more air in it every hour.

I know that some of these may seem a little strange, and they are but at least they will help out your back a little bit. Just remember that lumbar support cushions work way better and that is why I highly recommend them.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Great Places To Find Inexpensive Lumbar Support Cushions

Are you tired of every time you sit down your back hurts and you have no idea how to fix it? The only thing that you can really do to fix your back from hurting all the time is to simply support it when you sit down. I know this might not seem like you are doing that much but the truth is that a proper posture will benefit you more than exercise will.

What a lot of people don’t really understand is that you can change the way your back feels simply by purchasing a cheap lumbar support back cushion. The reason why I recommend doing this is because the support cushion will not cost you that much and you can find cheap lumbar support cushions just about anywhere.

Places To Buy Inexpensive Lumbar Support Back Cushions

Amazon – The first place that you should look for cheap lumbar support back cushions is Amazon and the reason is because they have a bunch of different ones you can choose from. The best part about Amazon is they not only have a lot of lumbar support cushions but they also give reviews and recommendations on which products you should buy. Another reason why Amazon is such a great place to buy from is because they have a return policy that most other websites and even stores don’t offer.

Ebay – The thing that you will like about eBay is they offer back support cushions at very low prices in which most other stores and websites cannot compete with. The one thing that I will warn you about with eBay is they use sellers to sell products and because of this you need to make sure the person you are buying from is a trusted eBay member.

Health Stores – Now if you don’t want to buy something online then you should look for a local health store. The nice thing about local health stores is that you will be able to use your back support now as opposed to waiting for it but the problem is you will most likely pay double for the same item simply because the store is a specialty store.

The last thing that I want you to understand is that if you can’t find what you are looking for at these places then check out so bigger office supply stores because they usually have some but the only problem is that you are paying more for the lumbar support cushions at these places.