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Tips for Keeping your Back Healthy

We all know it’s important to eat healthy foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise, etc. Our bodies are temples, we are what we eat, and so on and so forth. For the most part, it’s not lack of knowl...

What is a Herniated Disc

Anyone can develop a herniated disc, if they are not careful. Your back has bones called vertebrae. These bones make up your spine. The vertebrae are cushioned with spongy discs that are small in ...

Sciatica Causes and Treatment

Having pain in your sciatic nerve can be really debilitating. The sciatic nerve starts at the spinal cord and goes through your hip and behind, then goes down each leg. The sciatic nerve is one of ...

What is Sciatica and Where Does it Take Place?

Out of all the types of back issues, perhaps none have such a funny name as sciatica, the namesake of the sciatic nerve. Some medical terms, such as slipped disc or “down in the back” easily explai...

Ergonomic Seating Positions

Ergonomics for Everyday Living: Lumbar Back Cushions Provide Proper Ergonomic Posture “Strong, solid posture is the backbone of feeling good and staying active” (source = healthandage.com). It’s fu...

Top Three Causes of Coccyx Pain and Injuries

The coccyx, or tailbone, is the triangular bony structure located at the bottom of the vertebral column. It is composed of three to five bony segments held in place by joints and ligaments. The me...

Contour Back Support Products

The human back and spine require special support, especially during sleep, while sitting, even while relaxing. Contour Living back store has designed several ergonomic back solutions which help pro...

Back Wedge Cushions by Contour Products

For help with GERD symptoms, acid reflux, indigestion, sinus troubles, more Raising your upper and/or lower body during reclining positions (especially while sleeping), can help reduce many health...

Sleeping with Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis and Herniated Discs

Lower Back Pain – Almost everyone will experience lower back pain and associated pains in the buttocks, legs and sometimes burning, tingling sensations and numbness in the legs. Common causes of th...

More Facts About Back Pain

Did you know that back pain is the fifth most common reason for hospitalizations and third most common causes of surgery? According to Prevention magazine, 56% of people with lower backaches say s...