Lumbar Support: Ease Your Lower Back Pain

The term “lumbar” describes the lower region of your back, so if you’re experiencing lower back pain, you most likely need good lumbar support to improve your comfort level.

With so many people experiencing lower back pain and lumbar strain everyday – about 80% of the world’s population – lumbar support can be a crucial pain relief option.

Many types of products fall into the lumbar support category:

• A back cushion and lumbar support pillow both make for an equally good lumbar support, easing pain as you sit and relax.
• A back brace makes a good lumbar support, helping support your back and even improve posture.
• A back belt makes a good lumbar support, relieving stress and helping treat your lower back pain.

FootSmart has a wide selection of lumbar support products available online or via catalog. Here are a few sample lumbar support products available for purchase today:

Cincher Lumbar Support– This lumbar support, for women only, serves as an aid to improve both posture and lower back pain. In addition, women will find this lumbar support works as a body shaper as well. How does this lumbar support work? The Cincher Lumbar Support’s high-density power mesh and vertical support elements compress the abdomen and lower back region to emphasize spinal alignment and proper posture, so you don’t have as much pain.

Dr. Bakst Magnetic Lumbar Support – This lumbar support goes one step further than most lumbar supports, providing deep magnetic penetration that goes right to your nerves to relieve pain. Twenty-eight high-powered magnets embedded in the lumbar support design are strategically placed over the nerves of the problem area. Ultimately, using this lumbar support will help ease your lower back pain so you can move in comfort again.

Rophi™ Back Care Lumbar Support Cushion – This lumbar support cushion goes between your knees to give you better posture while you sleep. Overall, the Rophi lumbar support cushion helpsalign the spine and pelvis, relax the back muscles and relieve stress on the lower back. If you want to ease your lower back pain, start with this lumbar support.

In addition to using a lumbar support, here are some tips on helping to ease your low back pain:

• Add ice or heat to the painful area, in addition to using a lumbar support.
• Exercise and stretch your back muscles, and use a lumbar support when resting.
• See a chiropractor and use a lumbar support when sleeping or relaxing.
• Try acupuncture to help ease painful symptoms, and use a lumbar support at home and work.

If using a lumbar support or these pain relief options does not work, surgery may be required to relieve lower back pain. See your doctor.

Information on foot, leg and lower body health conditions and treatments – including the use of a lumbar support to treat lower back pain – provided by The Podiatry Institute, dedicated to advancing the standard of care in podiatric medicine and its effects on muscoskeletal health.