Avoid Travel Pains – How Better Posture Can Make Your Holiday Travels More Enjoyable!

Posted on: December 18th, 2014 by BrevardBlogger No Comments

holiday-travel-blogWe are officially in the middle of the holiday season, and this season is full of food, family, friends, and fun.  However, with all of those things also, for most people, comes an increase in travel.  For people with mobility issues, travel can be an inconvenience or just plain difficult.  There are a number of things that can be done to help ease the pain of traveling that range from ensuring proper posture in the car/on the plane, to bringing a specialized travel pillow with you on your journey.

Posture in the car:

Posture is incredibly important in everyday life, from sitting down at your desk to sleeping and traveling.  How you sit can have a dramatic effect on your joints and muscles, especially in your lower back/hips.

While in the car on your journey, make sure that you are sitting up straight rather than slouching.  Slouching can cause your lower back muscles to support your weight versus your hips.  The solution to this would be to ensure that you are sitting with good posture in the car/on the plane.  This can be done by making sure your bottom is all the way back as far as it goes into the seat.

If you don’t have a lumbar support product, rolling up a bath towel and placing it just above your hips between your back and the seat works as well.  This helps to provide that extra support and comfort while traveling, while also encouraging better posture.

Posture while you sleep:                          

Another thing that can typically throw off your system is sleeping on an unfamiliar surface.  A lot of individuals find it more difficult to sleep when they travel because they do not have their familiar mattress or pillows.  One way to avoid this is to travel with a memory foam travel pillow.  These pillows are effective at keeping your neck and head in better alignment while you sleep, and thus help to avoid some additional pains from the unfamiliar surface.

How Brevard Medical can help:

Here at Brevard Medical, we carry a wide range of products that can aid in your daily life.  Like the products listed above, we have a range of other mobility-related products and resources for you to choose from that you can search through in our online catalog.  Let us know what we can to do help.  From all of us here at Brevard Medical, we hope you have a Merry Christmas and a great holiday season!

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