I expected a little better - Royal not really helpful for sciatica
I've heard all of this raving about the Purple mattresses and thought this would be something kind of revolutionary for my sciatica. I have the Royal. Does it remove some pressure when you sit? yeah. Does it stay fairly cool, yes. But the shape of it and the edges do not really help the situation. It did not really cover the seat of the desk chair I have, so I have to kind of move it around into position any time I change position for it to not cut in to various pressure points at the back of my legs or at my tail bone from time to time (or sometimes I turn it lengthwise, but then it's just a tad narrow). It is too thick and wide to be helpful in the car also. Where I do expect I will use it is in the bleachers at my daughter's volleyball tournaments, but do note it is a little heavier than you might expect so it's not like you haul it everywhere you go. It's not terrible, and maybe not outrageously priced, but it's far from revolutionary. It seems the "Ultimate" has been added since then, which maybe has better coverage and I notice has a dip for the tail bone. I'd try it but I don't want to lose that kind of coin since I waited too long to return this one. Should have listened to my gut in the first few days that it didn't really do a lot. woopsie.
Rating: 3 stars