Back pain and hot weather

When you're out enjoying your July 4th weekend, make sure to stay hydrated! Even mild dehydration can exacerbate back pain.

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Tips for Painless Travel

Traveling can be a pain in the neck … literally.
The stress of planning, packing, and sitting for prolonged periods of time can leave you both mentally and physically strained.

The number one complaint by plane, train, and automobile travelers when describing the onset of what ails them most while traveling is back pain caused by sitting for too long. Luckily, the pain associated with sitting can be greatly reduced and in many cases avoided with a few affordable accessories.

Consider traveling with a lumbar support, like the Healthy Back Deluxe Lumbar Support, made with 100% molded memory foam core. A good lumbar support should mold and sculpt gently to the natural curves and contours of your lower back providing maximum support. Standard airplane or automobile seats don't provide the lumbar support that your back needs. A portable lumbar support will allow you to travel in comfort.

An orthopedic seat-cushion is another great way to minimize the negative effects of sitting for too long. The portable Tush-Cush was scientifically designed to relieve and prevent back pain, numb buttocks, and other discomforts associated with sitting. A unique cut-out section of the cushion suspends the tailbone providing comfort and relief to areas sensitive to sitting and the wedge shape tilts the pelvis forward restoring the spine's natural lumbar curve.

A travel favorite, the U-Shaped Pillow was designed to wrap around and cradle your neck to relieve pressure and promote comfort and support while traveling. The Tempur-Pedic U-Shaped Travel Pillow is made from Tempur-Pedic's soft Tempur memory foam material which allows the pillow to conform to your body's one-of-a-kind contours. Soft where you want it and firm where you need it.

In addition to packing the right accessories, remember to get up and move every hour while travelling. Simply standing up for a few minutes and doing some light stretching, twisting or bending will help keep you relaxed and the blood moving in and out of muscles. And remember to stay hydrated. One of the most common causes of pain is associated with dehydration. Not having enough fluid in the body to keep the body cool, the blood moving and the muscles and tendons relaxed can cause additional discomfort.

Travel doesn't have to be an uncomfortable experience. A few minutes of planning how to take care of our bodies while in transit will have a lasting impact on the overall experience. Make sure to arrive at your next destination relaxed and pain free.

New July 4th catalog is out!

July 4th is just around the corner. Visit our special holiday page on HealthyBack.com for specials and to see our new catalog online. Highlights include the incredible new Yu-Me rocking massage chair and the new Bliss latex bed collection with Celsion - the latest in cool sleeping technology.

Floating around in a recliner

While zero-gravity usually means absolute weightlessness (like astronauts experience) - It is a term used to describe effective weightlessness in which a non-uniform force is acting in contrast with typical human experiences. The perfect example is a zero-gravity recliner like The Perfect Chair by Human Touch (pun intended ;-). Zero-gravity recliners are used in hospitals, recovery centers and in homes to relieve tension and pressure - Aiding in general relaxation and pain management.

Turn back pain on its head!

Inversion tables can reduce pressure on the spinal discs and nerve roots - This allows discs to recover lost moisture and to return to their original shape, decreasing the painful pressure they can exert on nerves. Healthy Back carries a wide range of professional grade inversion tables and accessories.

Massage at work can increase prductivity!

Research indicates that a 15-minute massage decreases job stress, increases alertness, and increases speed and accuracy of tasks for office employees. These findings are especially important because stress accounts for $26 billion in medical and disability payments and $95 billion in lost productivity for Americans every year, as well as accounting for 40% of job turnover. So even though a massage chair may seem like a luxury at your office, but it will pay off through increased employee morale and productivity.

Long lasting mattresses

Traditional innerspring mattress need to be replaced every 5-7 years while memory foam and latex mattresses last anywhere between 10-20 years depending on their construction.

Robots are practicing Shiatsu

Shiatsu massage therapy originating in Japan. Practitioners promoted it as a "natural" way to help people relax and cope with issues such as stress, muscle pain, nausea, anxiety, and depression. Incredibly, modern massage machines are becoming quite adept at this complex technique.


What does Madonna have in common with lift chairs?

Both Madonna and lift chairs got their start in the 80s. The first popular lift chair with a single button was invented in 1982. Before then they were too expensive and complicated for mainstream use.

Win a Teeter Inversion table

Batman knows how to cure lower back pain. Hang upside down. Inversion tables allow you do just that - Safely. The natural decompression can allow more fluid to flow between your vertebrae and reduce tension. Learn more and view HealthyBack's complete selection of inversion tables here - and enter to win a free Teeter EP-550 sport inversion table here.

Sleep soundly through the summer heat wave

Is the summer heat putting a damper on your restful night of sleep?
Healthy Back Bliss Pure Latex mattresses, mattress toppers, and pillows are made of Natural Talalay Latex Rubber, known for its open cell structure which allows for ventilation throughout the night.

The ancient roots of ergonomics

Did you know that the foundations of the science of ergonomics were roughly laid in the 5th century BC in Ancient Greece? Hippocrates described how a surgeon's workplace should be designed and its tools arranged.