Disclosure: Backjoy provided me with product for my review and the giveaway, all opinions are my own.
September is National Pain Awareness Month and as a nurse I am all too familiar with the effects of pain and poor pain management. Chronic pain an affect us all and accounts for the primary cause of missed workdays in America. I am personally familiar with back pain as I have suffered from chronic lower back pain on and off since I was 19 years old. I can tell that my chiropractor is amazing and so is pain medication, when necessary. I can also tell you that having strong abdominal muscles have helped too!
My lower back pain has affected my quality of life and I have missed school, work and social events as a result of it and I am not alone, eight out of ten people will suffer from back pain at some point in their life. My back pain is a result of scoliosis and alignment issues in my hips, but there are many reasons why someone can be affected by back pain including poor posture and injuries. The Mayo Clinic cites poor posture, which I also suffer from, as the top contributor leading to back pain and this is where BackJoy can help.
BackJoy's SitSmartPosture Plus automatically tilts, cups and floats the pelvis upright to engage core muscles and help you find your most balanced and comfortable posture. I have one these and I can say with a complete certainty it has made a difference in both my posture and back pain!
Throughout the entire month of September, BackJoy is asking people to join their #PainFreePledge by choosing one of ten simple actions that will positively impact their overall health and well-being. As company whose mission is to fix the way the world sits, stands, moves, and sleeps, they are trying to help raise public awareness surrounding pain and pain management today, in the month of September, and every day afterwards.
Choose one of the ten simple ​pain awareness/relief ​actions listed on BackJoy's #PainFreePledge Facebook page. From keeping a pain journal to avoiding skinny jeans, ​little tweaks in everyday life can have a surprisingly big impact on how you feel.
Anyone who takes the #PainFreePledge will automatically be entered to win BackJoy's Grand Prize bundle full of products that will help provide a pain-free life. In addition, BackJoy will be giving out daily giveaway prizes to a few lucky people who post/tweet about their #PainFreePledge on social media in that given day!
I used to have back pain and it came from really simple, every day stuff (slouching, sleeping wrong). It's great to just bring awareness to the little things people can do.
I love my Backjoy Posture Plus! I will definitely be passing along the Posture Pledge!
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Owie. Back pain is no fun. Great giveaway!
Owie! Back pain is no fun! 🙁 Yay for this giveaway.
No idea it was National Pain Awareness Month.
This sounds like a great awareness campaign. I tend to suffer with pain in my feet (I am a runner after all).
Wow! The Sitsmart looks really cool – I need one for work 'cause I literally sit ALL DAY!
Interesting gadget. My husband has low back issues. I will be sure to pass along!
I am doing a lot of work right now to rehab my core from diastasis recti, which causes me back pain along with the poochy belly. I got some great ideas from the BackJoy link — I think I'll work on sitting up on my "sit bones" and not crossing my legs. I hope I win the giveaway! Very cool product.
So sorry about your back pain… I have clients with scoliosis and they do very well with strength training. I have a BackJoy, also via my blog. My husband uses it and says it helps his back too!
What a neat product! I am familiar with back pain partially because my boyfriend has a SCI and deals with it constantly. Unfortunately his is permanent (until medical science catches up), but he is one of my inspirations to take care of my body and my core in particular. I will definitely check them out.
I will definitely move more.
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I will try to sit up correctly but sometimes…wow..it's hard. Great tips though.
What a neat giveaway! I suffer form back pain and what I try to do now is use heating pads and such to alleviate what I can.
i love that there is more attention being brought to back pain and overall chronic pain conditions.t thank you for a very wonderful post and giveway. i am under 30 and am disabled after being a passenger in a car accident. its been almost 2 years and there are somethings the doctors havent even diagnosed but the 2 major things are low back pain and left leg pain. i have to use a cane to get around. through this journey ive met all different kinds of doctors. docs who dont care, docs who thought i was making it all up, docs who thought i was a druggie looking for pills, and docs who just write prescriptions just to shut you up. ive finally found a couple good ones who dont just want to treat the pain they want to figure out what is causing it. i took the pledge and chose to be aware of my posture, no crossing the legs. i have terrible posture now because of the way i sit, walk and lay but simple things i forget like no crossing legs and no sleeping on your stomach.
This is exactlly what I need for work since I sit at a computer desk all day! Great review, I would love to use this!
I have severe lower back pain for 7 years and I really hate it 🙁 I would choose the action "Move more" for myself from now!
I pledge to not wear skinny jeans, which is easy because I never do.
I need to try the Spine Strengthening Stretch.
I pledge to eat anti-inflammatory foods, including nuts and fish.
I would be aware of my sitting posture and avoid crossing my legs!
I would keep a pain journal.
#6 I pledge to eat more anti-inflammatory foods. I recently learned about this and am working on my diet to include these foods more.