| First we need to clarify what you are hoping this | | | | you don't like the looks of it sitting in your seat all |
| posture support will do for you. Somewhere in | | | | day. You can move up to bigger towels and you |
| our minds, "posture support" or "posture aid" has | | | | don't have to use the entire towel to gather low |
| become "posture corrector." There's nothing | | | | back support. When sleeping, pillows work as |
| wrong with searching the internet looking for | | | | great posture supports. |
| things to improve your posture. I, for one, | | | | If you sleep on your back, a pillow under your |
| applaud your efforts! However, if you are looking | | | | knees will take a lot of pressure of your low |
| for a "quick-fix" to years of postural damage, you | | | | back. When sleeping on your side, a pillow |
| are not going to find it with a support. | | | | between your knees takes a tremendous amount |
| The good news is you don't need to spend an | | | | of pressure of your hips. The key when working |
| equal amount of time undoing the damage that | | | | with any of these posture supports is keeping |
| took hours, days and years to accomplish. You'll | | | | them in place while you're using them. In sleep, |
| need to work on improving your posture with | | | | I've found the big "body pillows" to be very useful. |
| exercise, but posture supports can be very | | | | Other products that strap to your leg are |
| helpful. | | | | available, if not very attractive. The body pillow |
| When driving, many care seats do not come with | | | | works well and is very comfortable along with |
| adequate lumbar support. It is a huge task to ask | | | | helping your shoulder position when sleeping on |
| automakers to come up with a lumbar support to | | | | your side. Body pillows are also inexpensive and |
| accommodate every shape and size of person. | | | | easy to use. Too many products require |
| Some of your high-end vehicles have lumbar | | | | extended adjustment periods to get used to, |
| support that is adjustable and may suit your | | | | allowing you to get regular use out of them. Not |
| needs. However, there are plenty of products | | | | with the body pillow. I would imagine that within |
| available (and some you can make on your own) | | | | the first couple of days that you'll wonder how |
| to take care of helping you remember to sit up | | | | you've ever slept without one. |
| straight and support the normal curve of your | | | | The body pillow is also very helpful in getting you |
| low back while driving. | | | | off your stomach when you sleep. Making the |
| A simple low back support can work wonders in | | | | transition from stomach sleeper to back sleeper is |
| this task. If you have no idea what is a good size | | | | a big change. You're more likely to have success |
| for you, start small. My patients are told to use a | | | | if you make the move from your stomach to |
| small hand towel, roll it up, and put rubber bands | | | | your side. The pillow will create the positional |
| around it. Place it in the small of your low back. | | | | support you need. |
| It's not going to stay in place unless you maintain | | | | Posture supports do just that; they support, but |
| good posture, and it can easily be put away if | | | | they don't fix. |