Is it worth spending money on a lower back pillow?

Not every device created by man, is worth owning. Some solutions put too much pressure on you, and only lead to pain. There's no sense owning an item, where with a bit of imagination you can figure out for yourself owning one would be a mistake.

It all depends on what kind of injury you have, and what best takes the stress off it. Just because you have a lumbar region, does not necessarily mean you stuff a lumbar item under it. Things in life, are seldom exactly that linear in nature.

A doctor can make suggestions.

But the doctors solutions aren't always the best ones.

But they do have the experience, to know what items correct back curvature, or allow inflammation to be reduced enough for you to be comfortable again.

Paul

Simple inflatable cushions are in general a lot cheaper, and you can choose how hard to inflate them. But I don't need one and never used one.

Another consideration is how you sleep. OK that you can place it in the correct place while you are awake but then a few minutes of tossing and turning whilst asleep and you or the pillow moves making the back problem worse.

To relieve some pain I once purchased on of those shaped memory foam pillows "ergonomically designed" to support the head and neck. I soon found that it didn't live up to the hype advertising and gave secondary problems like making my head hot and sweaty after a hour or so.

Memory foam provides no support. It just slowly compresses to the point where any support has gone, and simply recovers its shape afterwards.

A new mattress is probably a better bet. IKEA used to do very good ones but have since gone downhill. Avoid 'mattress in a box' solutions. A decent mattress will not be capable of being delivered in a box.

I have lower back pain - the disc between L4 and L5. The scan showed it as bulging and ***** did it hurt.

I was referred to a physiotherapist who gave me some exercises. They are keeping it under control. (It is however boring doing these things night and morning.)

Andy

I have had a pinched disk in the past and if it swells up can give you spasms. Rest was the only thing that allowed the inflammation to go down, in my case. This had left a weakness because it happened several times.