Lumbar Support Pillow for Bed Relief Back Pain: Lower Back Pillow for Sleeping - Memory Foam Waist Pillow - Back Wedge Bolster Pillow for Side, Back&Stomach Sleepers - Bed Rest Pillow for Car, Sofa

This pillow is nothing short but awesome. As a person who maintains fitness and wellness through running and weight training, I've encountered a few muscle strains in my Lumber area from time to time. Part of the issue is over use of the lower back muscles and not allowing adequate recovery time. This pillow is gentle, firm, and the gel pads are awesome. After struggling with sleep over the last 1-2 months because of Lumber issues, I have immediately seen results from this pillow. This pillow adds support and shape to my Lumber area and adds comfort while I sleep at night. If used as intended, this product can be beneficial.Pros:FirmnessShapeFunctionalityGentle gel padsWipe gel pads-do not place in washerConsNothing at the moment in my estimation

Recently, I've had some low back pain after sleeping or sitting too long. I'm not sure if it's from a new exercise routine, my age (I just turned 55), or from a fall I recently had. Could be all of the above. I've tried stretching and it would sometimes help, but this pillow has been amazing. I have used it for about a week now and I wake up fully refreshed and without any pain!!! It's the perfect size (not too thick, not too thin) and shape (long enough for me to turn from side to back to other side) for the curve of my low back and I can use it to support my waist since I'm a side sleeper. It also has a cooling gel that's perfect for keeping me cool at night. It's soft, but with just the right amount of support. I couldn't live without it!!!

I bought this because I suffer from low back pain after being hit by a car a few years ago. I’m currently on assignment on a wildfire, sleeping in a zero-gravity chair in my tent. The chair is comfortable, except it doesn’t offer enough lumbar support. So, I ordered this, and had it delivered to me here at the fire.First, this thing is loooooong! I did not realize it would be as long as it is. I first used it on my chair at my desk, and it stuck out about four inches on each side, making the chair resemble a hammerhead shark. It is equally too long in my zero-gravity chair. However, it curved around, providing some extra cushioning around the chair arms, which was nice.Second, I woke up this morning with no back pain! It was very comfortable and supportive and I fell asleep immediately. For that, I would give it five stars.Third and however…the cover is ripping after only one use. It’s pretty cheap and disappointing, so I’m subtracting one star. I’ve had it only 34 hours and already I’m patching it with duct tape! But, it is comfortable, regardless of the immense size and cheap cover.

By far my favorite support pillow I’ve invested in. That’s a heck of a thing for me to say specifically because I have a bunch of different kinds of support bed pillows (I’m bedridden). I’ve got stuff from several sizes of wedge pillows to half circle bolsters, to the giant pregnancy full body U shaped pillows that can circle around you and basically turn into several different types of pillow for your needs, various types of surgical support pillows…even stuffed animals that can be used like support pillows but honestly shouldn’t be for long periods of time because it will make them look funny after a while…(sorry pickle squishmallow…)But this one simple looking lumbar pillow? You’d be surprised at how sturdy it is, how comfortable it is, the fact that I have used it every single day since I bought it and it is still the same shape, the size of it fits on my bed (and my side of the bed) perfectly. It conforms to my back in just the right way. It eased that area of my body that the other pillows i had just…weren’t doing. I would get “bed support pillow systems” that included some kind of “lumbar support” pillow but they never really worked out. They always became malformed and just didn’t stay together. If anything because of how physics work when I lay down, that pillow ends up becoming more of a “thoracic support” pillow. Which…defeats the purpose you know?But this pillow? It will stay where you need it to. The cover it comes with is so lovely. Now, this might be TMI for some folks but hear me out because a specific set of folks will want to know this information: I am a very VERY sensory avoidant autistic person. So I am very particular about fabrics and how they feel. And since I am bedridden, I tend to not really wear much clothing when I’m in bed so my bare skin of, say, my back, is going to be touching this pillow and the case on a regular basis. And here’s the thing: it is exactly what it says it is. It’s very cooling and it stays that way all through the night. It’s even better if you have some kind of small bedside fan going because if you move at all and the cover gets exposed, when you move back into the exposed part of the cover, it’s nice and chilled again. It feels AMAZING on my low back which is very frequently very much in tons of pain (having a chronic pain condition really sucks like that).This pillow by itself has significantly increased my quality of life. I wish I had bought it sooner. I had it on my wishlist for ages before I got it…after getting it, I am so wishing that I had just gotten it way back when I first saw it.My hope is that those who see this review will take my advice: if you’re on the fence about getting this pillow: you should just get it. Especially if it’s within your budget to get it. And even more so if you’re in a bunch of pain. This thing has helped me with my back pain, hip pain…it’s amazing. Even the weird overheating issue I would feel in my back from the pain because of the cover’s cooling factor.This is basically a weird magical perfect support pillow. I even told my spouse that if I ever have to go anywhere (like to a hospital stay or something) or if there’s an emergency and we can only grab one support pillow, this is the pillow we grab. No question about it. This is now the most important pillow I own.Seriously, to the folks who created and designed this masterpiece: thank you. To some folks this might just seem like a pillow. To someone like me? This is a life changing piece of medical equipment that I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to live without now (seriously: my pain levels before this pillow were absolutely unmanageable- post pillow, I’m at least able to get my pain under some form of control). Something like that…you almost can’t put a real price on it.Which leads me to the last thing: thank you also for keeping this thing at a reasonable price for someone like me. A lot of us are not able to afford the life saving devices that we need so when we are able to find things like this? It’s rare and so very treasured.

This does offer lumbar support, however, the gel feature did not work. Initially, it was cool for about 3 minutes, but has not been cool again. The gel quirky warms up to body temperature. I was going to return, but slept several nights on it and decided it was okay for lying on. I guess I could refrigerate it, lol!