If you have low back pain–particularly mild chronic pain in the sacral or sacro iliac areas (that is your tail bone and where the tail bone meets the hip bones–one very simple, but surprisingly effective, method to relieve it is to keep your feet (either both at once or one at a time) slightly elevated. Use a low footrest whenever you are seated for any length of time, particularly if you work at a desk or computer. You can purchase footrests for this purpose, or even use a couple of thick books (like several other companies annual reports…like one of my clients has done) or a firm box. This combination with a good lumbar support pillow can make a huge difference in your back comfort.

I just invested in a great “space foam” pillow…those are sure to make you feel at ease…be sure to get a good one though…how to tell the good from the bad? How it feels of course but also $price$. A small multi-purpose pillow for neck, lumbar of leg support cost me $40.

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