When I slipped a disc, I discovered an array of gadgets that help take a load off your back and solve the constraints of limited mobility
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Like 39% of the US population, I have back pain. It was my cat’s fault: while reaching down to pick up some cat fluff, one of the discs in my spine slipped, leaking something infernal made of fire and agony. The cure, my doc advised me, was to lie down while my body replaces the infernal fluid with the normal squishy stuff.
That’s all very well for her to say, but she doesn’t have a busy job chasing cats and testing things: how can I review products when moving is painful? Review the best gadgets for back pain, clearly. I’ll leave the medical stuff to the doctors, but these products have made my recovery more tolerable and productive, and you don’t need a slipped disc to appreciate their back-saving benefits.