Seats and Cushions – Buyer’s Guide

If you spend your working day seated at a desk, or driving a vehicle, there is a possibility that you will develop back pain as a result of poor posture. The best way to prevent or relieve back pain when seated is to make sure you have a good posture by maintaining the natural forward curve of your lower back. Corrective seats and cushions, lumbar rolls and back strengthening exercises can all help you to maintain a good posture.

The aim of this Buyer’s Guide is to help you to choose the best products to help you prevent or treat back pain, whatever your working situation.

Coccyx Cushions

Designed to relieve back pain when you’ve damaged your coccyx (tail bone), a wedge-shaped high-density foam cushion with a cut-out coccyx area removes all pressure on your coccyx. The wedge shape improves your sitting position by raising your hips in relation to your knees, tilting your pelvis forward and restoring the natural curves of your spine. The coccyx cushion can prevent and relieve back pain when you have to spend long periods in your car or at your desk.

Coccyx Cushions Product Range

Supporting Rolls

Supporting lumbar (back) rolls are foam or inflatable devices that you can attach to the back of your chair to ensure that your lower back is pushed forward, ensuring good posture and preventing back pain.

Supporting Rolls Product Range

Car and Office Seat Cushions

Having a correct sitting posture is important in the treatment of low back pain such as degenerative disc disease, facet syndrome, sciatica and spinal stenosis. In all of these painful back conditions it is important to maintain the natural forward curve of the lower back. Because they raise the hips and tilt the pelvis forward, corrective seats and cushions can prevent and relieve back pain when you have to spend long periods in your car or at your desk. An alternative to corrective seats and cushions is a back support. Low Back and Wide Back Supports feature a moulded internal frame that is both firm and flexible, improving your posture and providing support and comfort. Back supports can be used in the car or office, with or without a corrective cushion, for the prevention and relief of lower back pain.

Car and Office Seat Cushions Product Range

Swiss Balls (Gym Balls)

The Swiss Ball (also known as a gym ball, physio ball or fit ball) is a versatile fitness tool that can be used for core strength, core stability, stretching, yoga and Pilates type exercises. All these exercises improve your posture and strengthen the back muscles, preventing low back pain. The mere act of sitting on a stabilised Swiss Ball can promote good posture. Once you have a back injury or are suffering back pain, the Swiss Ball can be used in the home to relieve the symptoms of low back pain, sciatica, herniated disc, facet syndrome, posture-related back ache and sacro iliac joint dysfunction.

Swiss Balls (Gym Balls) Product Range

Seats & Cushions

Correct seats and cushions can prevent and relieve back pain in situations where you have to sit for prolonged periods. Having a correct sitting posture is important in the treatment of low back pain such as degenerative disc disease, facet syndrome, sciatica and spinal stenosis. In all of these painful back conditions it is important to maintain the natural forward curve of the lower back, known as the lumbar lordosis.

An Extra Comfort Memory Foam Lumbar D Rollcan provide ergonomic support to the lower back and ensure that the lumbar lordosis is maintained during sitting. An Obusforme Highback Support and a Wideback Sitting Support can also provide lumbar support, which ensures that the posture of the whole spine is improved during sitting in either an office or car seat. In cases of coccyx pain a Coccyx Chair Cushion can provide pain relief when sitting in situations where you have to sit to drive or work at a computer.

Offering superior comfort, our first featured chair cushion is a lightweight back support that has been designed to improve posture and relieve pressure on the spine when seated, alleviating lower back pain. A simple way of supporting the lower back during prolonged periods of sitting, it features fabric mesh to allow air to circulate and keep you cool. Designed to fit almost any chair, this support is perfect for use in the office, at home or in the car, simply slip it over the back of your chair for effective support and improved posture. Click here to take a closer look at the PhysioRoom Ergonomic Chair Back Seat Support.

Next up is a high-quality lumbar cushion offering superior comfort and support for improving posture, alleviating pressure and lower back pain commonly caused by lengthy periods of sitting. The cushion features an adjustable strap making it suitable for use on almost any chair without slippage occurring during use and is constructed from high density memory foam to retain its shape after intensive use. It is ideal for prolonged use as a chair cushion in the office, as a car seat cushion or at home. Lightweight and portable, this seat cushion can also be used on also be used on aeroplanes, at sporting events and more. Learn more about the PhysioRoom Adjustable Memory Foam Seat Cushion by clicking here.

Finally we have a moulded memory foam chair cushion with 'cut out' section at the Coccyx (tail bone) region. Designed to relieve pressure on the Coccyx when sitting, the cushion also improves general sitting posture, making it ideal for relieving back pain. Constructed from high density memory foam to relieve numbness and retain its shape after extended periods of sitting. It is especially suitable for people who have a bruised or painful tail bone region and is appropriate for the treatment and prevention of lower back pain caused by disc problems and poor sitting posture. Click here to take a closer look at the PhysioRoom Orthopaedic Memory Foam Seat Cushion.

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