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.

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