Back pain driving Boxster

[timothy]

If it's a lumbar issue, some take a DIY approach with a blood pressure cuff inserted behind the back rest padding and pump wedged next to the center console. It works with stock seats; not sure about your Recaro.

[70Sixter]

A friend used to use a cylindrical pillow at the seatback where it meets the seat bottom. Said his chiropractor gave him the pillow. And he had one for every car.

Car #2 had duct tape wrap to turn square pillow into cylinder!

[Allen K. Littlefield]

I recently bought a Posture Curve Back Support , pg. 170, Performance Products:
www.************************************************************ This snugs up against my lumbar region and feels good during any drive (at least so far) Advanced Automotive has cheaper/less expensive examples but at $38 dollars and in a gray color I was pleased with the purchase. A strap holds it in place. You might give something like these products a try before selling the car.

AKL

[RandallNeighbour]

I have the same complaint about the seats. A lumbar pillow does help.

Turning on your seat heaters also will help the blood circulate in your back on long drives. Of course, that's not needed in my neck of the woods for a vast majority of the year.

[Mike_Yi]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Turning on your seat heaters also will help the blood circulate in your back on long drives. Of course, that's not needed in my neck of the woods for a vast majority of the year.

Assuming one has a seat heater.

[RandallNeighbour]

So true. I've actually got them in my newish seats but I have not plugged them in and wired them up.

In Houston, there's only about five days a year when the Boxster is out and seat heaters are appreciated.

[spine911]

Porsche's seating ergonomic design (with exception to the Cayenne) are not suitable for daily long drive use, or touring purposes. The stiff suspension also adds to the exaccerbating factor. These are cars designed for the track, and touring is secondary- Porsche racing heritage.

My brother who is also a Medical practitioner (like myself) swears by his M3, and M5 because of the improved seating ,and ride comfort ...He can't blame me- i only have 2 passions; Sports Rehab , and Porsches hence my user ID.

I always make it a point to stretch out before, and after seating in SoCal traffic.

[mptoledo]

Strange, that was one of my biggest concerns about the car(being 6'2" 245lbs). I just drove back from Cali to Ohio and had no complaints, except a little stiff from lack of movement. I drove around 400 miles between gas stations at a stretch. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't in heavenly comfort like a nice Caddy, or Lincoln, but really for a sports car I was mildy impressed.

On the other hand I have a Mercury mountaineer, that gives me excruciating pain after only driving it an hour. I have no lumbar on my boxster or heated seats. I did have to move it up a little farther than I wanted to and incline the back as far as it could.

I guess you could always buy those beads the cabby's use.

Oh, i did have a sharp shooting pain at first but then I took my wallet out of my back pocket. Seriously!!

[vath2001]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

So true. I've actually got them in my newish seats but I have not plugged them in and wired them up.

In Houston, there's only about five days a year when the Boxster is out and seat heaters are appreciated.

Gee... in my neck of the woods, its more like 5 months.
We have more days below zero than above 100. But then my AC isn't used nearly as much.

I drove my Boxster to Florida, 1200 miles and had no discomfort (other than the un-avoidable dealer visit).