Seat bought for sciatica issue
My husband was having a leg issue with his right driving leg on long trips (over an hour) when a pain would flare up (not every time but enough to be annoying and noticeable) that he would then place his right fist under the leg to relieve the extension of the muscle by shortening it in the space - not an ideal solution to maintain this positioning for hours!  I bought this cushion over others because it has plastic embedded inside skeleton to make it structurally firmer, essentially recreating his hand position.  He only uses it in the car because car seats are notoriously uncomfortable and ill-suited for long trips. (He also has a long commute to work every day.), especailly Subarus, which he likes for the 4-wheel drive and wagon features.<br /><br />This cushion was tried for just a week and he has remarked on how much more comfortable the car seat is now with the cushion versus without it.  The pain hasn't flared up at all, although the longest trip so far has only been 2 hours, but still it's a good sign that the seat is working for my intended purpose - to keep the pain from occuring in the first place.<br /><br />I would have rated it 5 stars, but am holding off because it's only been a week and I want to see how the cushion holds up over more time.  $55 is a bit pricey for a seat cushion, so I reserve the highest rating because with a higher price comes a higher expectation on duration, which time will tell on that aspect.<br /><br />I would recommend this cushion for this purpose largely for the internal formed plastic structure piece.  This was the only seat cushion I found with this valuable feature, which appears to be a solution for warding off the sciatic issue,.
Rating: 4 stars