Auto Tip
July 2, 2009
| Massage Cushion
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| By Bob Plunkett
| Those who log lots of time in a driver's seat -- whether cooling tires in the commuter lane or hauling cross-country -- will be the first to admit: The typical car seat, even one rigged with firm bolsters and lumbar controls, can be a real pain in the back.
What an aching back needs for extended car travel is massage and heat to stimulate weary back muscles as you roll on down the road.
Elite luxury sedans by Cadillac and Lexus now offer a built-in massage mechanism in the seat. Power-driven controls in the seat when activated will bump and grind against the rider's lumbar back to do the work of an on-board masseur.
Not everyone can afford the luxury of a private seat masseur, of course, although it's possible now to get the next best thing -- the portable Massage Cushion.
This folding seat cushion, measuring roughly to the size of a bucket-style car seat, has been ergonomically designed to support both a user's seat and lower back.
Inside the pad, eight tiny electric motors jiggle in what feels like massaging motion to apply a masseur's fingertip action that stimulates muscles of the back and thighs.
In addition, an interior heat element adds soothing warmth as desired to relax those weary muscles.
A direct link from the seat pad to a corded control wand allows a user to select and direct the motorized massage action
and heat. The massage motors may be set in four different positions that support the upper and lower back, or thighs -- or all areas of the backside.
The pad runs on AC and DC electrical power with adapters, and it plugs into a vehicle's power point.
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