Gokhale Method Stretchsit Cushion Lumbar Support/backrest for Chairs/car Seats - Spinal Traction/Decompression for Relief from Lower Back Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Fibromyalgia

Bei richtiger Anwendung sehr wohltuend. Meine Rückenschmerzen sind deutlich besser und mit der Umstellung von Haltung beim Liegen, Sitzen, Laufen gemäß dem Buch von Esther Gokhale wird das immer besser!

Consegna impeccabile e prodotto acquistato per la moglie che lo trova utilissimo

I bought this cushion for my car after reading reviews recommending it - wrong move! It is too narrow and ‘fat’ to use. Every time I turned a corner my whole body would roll to the side - imagine a narrow cushion running down your spine, your sides move around it like a see saw! It does do what it’s supposed to - stretch your spine - but not for use in the car - $100 down the drain…

Works really well for what its supposed to do. You'll really need to read her book to understand properly. Smaller than you'd expect but o purpose so it fits your back. Also that makes it portable to go in your bag. Can also double as a seat cushion to help tilt your pelvis forward if you don't want to use it on your back. (Read the book as to why) Expensive but worth it in my opinion if you've had enough of DIYing a back stretch support.

I really love this product for cars that have headrests that shoot forward. I have not found it to work as well for older cars that don't have foward reaching headrests but different concerns. My main car is a 2000 Subaru that does not have the headrest issue. The seat isn't perfect as it has bolsters on the side that slightly roll my shoulders forward. Using the cushion makes in that car allows my shoulders to roll back but means my head can't rest safely and naturally against the headrest as it should. I have tried towels and others things in that car, but have just had to make due with the slight shoulder issues the seat causes. However in the newer Subarus that my husband has had over the years I desperately need this cushion to avoid pain. The cushion works perfectly to compensate for the headrest and bolsters that force your body into a slumped position. It did take some getting used to though and I can't say it works perfectly as described on the Gokhale website, but I still love it as it accomplishes it's main goal in the right car. My main problem is not being able to stretch sit with it in a car situation. First, when I use it to stretch sit as outlined in the Gokhale method my clothes tend to be the thing that clings to the cushion, my skin underneath just slides right back to where it is and I don't get any stretch but end up with my shirt bunched up higher on my torso. Second, as soon as I turn to check my blind spot I've lost any semblance of a stretch sit position and cannot safely go through the major motions of acquiring it again while actively driving a vehicle. None of these are huge issues because I've given up being able to actually get a stretch from the stretch sit position while driving, but it does allow me to keep my body in a good position which is enough for me at the moment. I do want to add that my husband hated it at first (and still claims to but uses it). He has not read about or followed any of the Gokhale method principles, so for him it was an extremely weird cushion. One of his shoulders always goes numb on long road trips, so after that happened once I convinced him to try the cushion again and walked him through how to use it (granted, I am no expert so I'm sure my instruction was faaaar from perfect). He used it on the long drive back and said it was uncomfortable, but he didn't have a numb shoulder so he now tolerates it being in his car all the time. So, I do think the take away from that is it really is important to follow the videos or blog tutorials on how to use the cushion if you don't know anything about the Gokhale method but still want to try the cushion. It might not feel as "comfy" as leaning against some of the soft plushy foamy car cushions on the market, but in the grand scheme of things you will probably end up in less pain caused by driving.