| Back pain is a real issue for some who spend too | | | | comfort, you might consider a wedge seat |
| much time in a chair with inadequate back | | | | cushion. Because wedges have different |
| support. A chair that is not designed for back and | | | | objectives when it comes to changing your seat |
| body support can slowly wear down your | | | | position, they may have different results than |
| muscles and spine over time and create chronic | | | | lumbar or regular seat cushion. Wedge cushions |
| pain. Often the support system of a chair can be | | | | are unique in shape and approach and thus may |
| improved with a seat pad or lumbar back support | | | | be better than what you've tried. |
| cushion. A newer class of seat pads that can also | | | | When choosing a wedge pad for your seat or |
| help in this area is a wedge seat cushion. | | | | chair, pay attention to a few key attributes. One |
| Orthopedic issues aren't only a problem for those | | | | is the material it is made from. Many today are |
| who play sports, are very tall, or suffer an | | | | made from memory foam, which is excellent for |
| accident. Back problems such as coccyx pain can | | | | any type of seat cushion. It can provide great |
| come on gradually from simply sitting in a chair | | | | support that shapes exactly to your body. You |
| that you're your back and spine in a slightly off | | | | should also look at the height and thickness of the |
| position. This extra effort on your muscles over | | | | wedge, and this is where you'll get different |
| time can eventually result in chronic pain, just | | | | results depending on these dimensions. |
| from sitting in your office chair all day. | | | | You may even find some unique products like |
| This is where a wedge seat cushion comes in and | | | | inflatable wedge cushions that use air as the |
| helps to prevent back problems. A wedge cushion | | | | support mechanism. These allow you to alter the |
| creates additional elevation to the back portion of | | | | support level and softness of the cushion by |
| your seat, and creates a forward angle for the | | | | increasing or decreasing the air pressure in the |
| body. If used correctly, your spine and back can | | | | wedge cushion. These inflatable cushions have |
| be correctly positioned so as to relieve your | | | | received fairly good reviews so far. |
| muscles from the additional strain. This creates a | | | | If you have a seat that is causing some sort of |
| more comfortable sitting situation, and frequently | | | | muscle pain or chronic back pain, and traditional |
| a relief to chronic back pain. | | | | back seat cushions have not solved your problem, |
| If you are using a similar seat pad, like a lumbar | | | | then consider a wedge seat cushion. This may |
| back support cushion or massage cushion, but are | | | | very well be the solution to your sitting problems. |
| not seeing any results in terms of long term | | | | |