| Many people have office or administrative jobs | | | | is a sign of muscle fatigue and could lead to |
| that require long hours of sitting in a constant | | | | further damage to your spine. |
| position at a computer desk. The immobility and | | | | If you are in a profession that demands you |
| the constant sitting position that these workers | | | | endure long hours in a sitting position, make sure |
| have to endure can be causing regular or | | | | your chair has the proper lumbar support. Many |
| reoccurring back pain. Sometimes this pain be | | | | chairs have adjustable lumbar regions so you can |
| severe and if it is not treated properly, can lead | | | | get the right type of support for your height. |
| to serious damage to the lumbar region. | | | | Make sure your lumbar support fills the region |
| Sitting in an office chair that was not designed | | | | completely and isn't set too high or too low. |
| with lower back support in mind can put | | | | If you can't get a chair with lumbar support built |
| tremendous pressure and strain on your spine. In | | | | in, or if the lumbar support isn't adequate enough |
| addition, sitting for an extended period of time | | | | for your needs, you can purchase a portable |
| puts stress on the joints of your lower back and | | | | cushion designed specifically for the lower back. |
| the vertebrae and muscles surrounding your spinal | | | | These portable cushions can be positioned |
| column. To deal with the pain and the | | | | between your lower spine and the chair back to |
| uncomfortable position, many people tend to shift | | | | provide the necessary support that you need for |
| their weight routinely as they sit. They do this in | | | | your lumbar region. Some portable supports are |
| an effort to alleviate the discomfort, but in reality, | | | | inflatable, allowing you to adjust the amount of |
| they could be causing more damage and inflicting | | | | padding to conform to the type of chair you're |
| more pain upon themselves. Shifting your weight | | | | using. Purchasing a portable lumbar cushion will |
| forward while sitting can lead to sciatica, which is | | | | ensure you have the proper lower back support |
| severe pain caused by compression of a spinal | | | | in the office, in the car or on an airplane. |
| nerve root in the lower back, often because of | | | | No matter what your job duties are, if you are |
| the degeneration of an intervertebral disk. | | | | confined to a sitting position for long hours, you'll |
| The human spine naturally curves inward on the | | | | need some type of lower back support. Look for |
| lower region, between our waist and ribcage. | | | | an office chair that can provide you with the |
| Because of this curvature, the space between | | | | lumbar support that is needed. If you can't change |
| where we sit and the upper back needs to be | | | | your chair, then purchase an inexpensive portable |
| supported when in a chair. If there is no support, | | | | support cushion. Your spinal health is of utmost |
| our muscles try to compensate, but eventually | | | | importance, and making sure your lower back is |
| we end up leaning forward and slouching. Slouching | | | | supported will help eliminate the anguish and pain. |