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I invented Driving Wedges when I was spending a lot of time on the road, driving between Michigan and Florida. I would get stiff and sore and sometimes be in pain for days after 21 hours on the road. As a massage therapist, I began analyzing why I was so sore. I noticed that my left leg tended to roll out and rest against the door. My right leg rolled out and rested against the console. I also noticed that if I stuck my hand between my leg and the door, I got some relief! I couldn't drive like that for very long, so I started experimenting. I'd throw a water bottle between my leg and the door. Or a rolled-up towel. I thought, I need wedges that will hold my legs so that they won't rotate externally - something with a strap so they won't fall at my feet while I'm driving. And the idea for Driving Wedges was born.

Here's how they work: You tuck a wedge under each leg while the strap rests on top of your thighs. They are very lightweight and easy to use. They can be tucked under the leg at any point between the hips and the knees, usually around mid-thigh being a good place. I often wear my left wedge up near my left knee because I tend to get cramps there and the pressure of the wedge helps that.

If you look for products on the market to ease back pain, you’ll find that they all address back pain from a front-to-back perspective. They’ll put a wedge behind your back or under your butt. They’ll put something behind your sacrum to push it forward. They’ll use memory foam to soften the impact of the seat. And they may help a little. Some people get some relief.

But what nothing else does is address the back from a side to side perspective. And that’s where I believe a lot of back pain comes from. Most of us sit in an imbalanced way, with our weight leaning more to one hip than another, particularly if there is crossing of the ankles or legs. A major culprit of imbalance in the hips and the resultant back and leg issues is our posture while driving.

When many of us sit in a car, we sit with our legs splayed out, our left leg resting against the door, our right leg resting against the console or completely unsupported. This external rotation of the legs at the hips can result in pelvic floor imbalance that can cause the sacrum (the large bone at the base of the spine) to shift to one side or the other, the same sort of result of sitting with the legs crossed. If the sacrum shifts up on one side, that will set the balance of the spine off, resulting in pain and tightness that can travel all the way up the back into the neck. An imbalanced sacrum can also contribute to pain and tightness into the hips and legs, knee problems and sciatica.

From my 35 years of experience in going to many chiropractors, I know that the sacroiliac joint is something that almost always needed attention for me. That’s the joint between the sacrum and the hip bone. My sacrum kept twisting, with one side rising higher, causing pain in the lower back. From my almost 20 years as a massage therapist, and 10 years specializing in Myofascial Release, I know that a lot of people suffer from this issue! Here’s the thing: that is primarily a side-to-side issue! And every other product on the market offers a front-to-back solution. So, people may get a little bit of relief because it is actually a three-dimensional issue, but they still suffer because they aren’t addressing the most key source of the problems. Driving Wedges addresses that source and corrects it, creating not only more comfort and less pain while driving, but improved range of motion overall.

I use Driving Wedges every single time I get in the car, even for just a short drive. The difference in comfort is immense. And I'm walking better than I have in years, thanks to the regular use of the Driving Wedges. If I'm feeling sore or tight, the best thing I can do now is go for a long drive. How many people do you know who say they feel better after a long drive than before?