Torn hamstring attachment and torn piriformis

Ritag

I recently tore the tendon that attaches the hamstring to the ischial tuberosity (the "sit bone"), then not long after I tore the piriformis quite seriously. Since then, sitting puts weight exactly onto the injury site, and is brutally painful.

It seems that 99% of the seat cushions out there have a cutout for the tailbone (which transfers MORE weight onto the ischium, making it useless for this injury) -- the other 1% either have cutouts that are too small, or they're made of memory foam (which feels like sitting on a brick after a while), or they're just too thin and compressible.

This cushion has NONE of those drawbacks. It's not made of foam, so it doesn't compress. It doesn't have a cutout, so I don't have to wiggle around for 15 minutes trying to find the one tiny little spot that works. For me, the BEST part is what some reviewers didn't like -- it's liquid, like sitting on a small waterbed, so it doesn't feel "fixed" in place, it's always moving.

For this particular injury, this is PERFECT -- I can shift around to keep the blood flowing to the injury, and I never have a pressure point. I almost didn't try this one because so many people didn't like it. But now I have three -- one for my office, one for my car, and one for home.

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I haven’t had any sitting pain since I started using it

N.B.

At first, I didn’t really see the benefits of this cushion. I am a 36 year old male and weight about 155 lbs. I sit long hours for work and have a 1 hour+ drive each way. I had started to feel a slight pain in my buttocks and a little numbness in my legs, especially after sitting for a while.

I ordered this cushion because a friend told me about it. I tried it on my office chair and initially found it strange because of the ‘floating’ sensation. I also expected to “sink” into the cushion similar to a foam cushion, but got a firm but floating feeling instead. After a day of trying, I thought of returning it because it seemed too expensive and wasn’t what I was expecting.

However, my friend convinced me to use it for a couple more days before returning it. So I did. I carried it with me to work, I used it in the car, and I used it at home. At the end of two days, when I was making a decision of whether to return it or not, I realized that I hadn’t had any sitting pain or leg pain since I started using it!

So I kept using it and haven’t had any kind of sitting pain since. The floating sensation does taking a little getting used to. The cushion will also ‘raise’ you by about an inch in your car, so you’ll have to adjust your seat a bit accordingly. But this cushion has helped me tremendously. I carry it around with me everywhere. I even use it while sitting at the dinner table!

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Absolutely awesome product

Mary Pennington

I purchased this in August 2016. I have sciatica nerve problem which is aggravated by sitting for very long. Before I purchased it I called the telephone # listed and spoke to the founder of the company (George) about his product.

Within 2 weeks of receiving it I A) drove 12hr each way to Mississippi with 1 day in between drives and B) rode 1100 mile each way in diesel pickup truck(it rides really rough!) to Iowa with 2 day in between drives.

Normally after something like either trip I would be crippled up for at least a week with pain. I was a little stiff, but otherwise was fine. This is a fantastic product and I can't recommend it enough. I sewed a fleece covering with a handle for it so it can be carried easily and can be washed if needed. Thank you so much George for this product.

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Butt and lower back issues

N.H.

I have tried a number of products and seem to always go back to the age old one of just sitting on a pillow. I have ischial bursitis and lower back pain primarily caused by my long drives down to LA and long periods of sitting at my desk. I think the two issues are related.

Heard about this product and decided I would give it a try. It is great. I can tell immediately that the cushion molds around my sitting area and takes the pressure off my butt.

I feel like it is putting me into a more upright sitting position because I am not trying to adjust to minimize the pressure points on my butt. No one actually sits in a level position, there is always some difference between the left and right sides, this cushion appears to level that sitting position because the cushion materials. I highly recommend it.

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