HoMedics Ortho Therapy Lumbar Cushion Support Pillow with Velour Cover

The perfect complement to my couch (2008-12-09) Rating: 5/5
I tend to spend most of my time watching TV, reading or working from home on the center of my couch, which happens to be a little too soft. After spending couple of hours everyday regularly for a few weeks, I started feeling some discomfort, and realized my back was sinking into the couch and wasn't getting enough support. Happened to see this in a store aisle and picked it on a whim. One of the best purchases ever.

I am going to buy one more for my work chair, and probably send some back to my folks.

What's great:
- Contoured memory foam provided just the right support
- The foam warms up using your own body heat and then keeps your back warm while you sit (especially great in cold weather). Perfect for soothing or relieving any pain.
- A strap if you want to strap it to a chair (haven't tried since I use this on my couch).
- Machine-washable cover (must for neat-freaks like me).
- Retained shape even after I bent it badly to fit it back into the cover after washing the cover (see below).

What could be better:
- The removable washable cover isn't the easiest to remove and re-fit. They should re-design the zipper to be along the sides rather than one straight horizontal zipper through the center of the back. The first time I put in the pillow back into the cover, I thought I damaged the pillow because of having to bend it so much. Luckily, though, it retained its original shape (I have done this twice).
- As some others mentioned, it could be a bit wider (or maybe sold in separate sizes) for bigger people.

Good for the price (2008-11-16) Rating: 4/5
The memory foam back pillow is in good quality. A good deal for the price. The band used to attach the pillow to the chair is not very tight. Anyway, it is a good pillow.
Not very effective. (2008-10-24) Rating: 1/5
This back support didn't work for me or my mother in law, but it may work well for others. Not expensive a probably worth trying.
Better than I could have hoped for (2008-10-21) Rating: 5/5
This pillow makes my back feel so lovingly supported! I had no idea how good it would feel to have lumbar support. I use it in my car, a Honda Civic 2-door. It does require me to push the seat back a bit further from the steering wheel, but it works. The elastic strap definitely doesn't fit over or around the car seat. But again, I don't mind.
Overrated (2008-10-16) Rating: 2/5
The cushion is too soft. Memory foam just smashes when pressure is applied. This means it doesn't really do a good job of supporting your back but it's better than nothing. This item does not come with an adjustable strap (it's elastic) which means it will more than likely not strap to your car seat and may or may not work in the office.