People who spend the better part of the day sitting at their desks while doing paperwork or typing away at the computer are often advised to stretch, stand up and walk a bit. However, sometimes, hectic schedules and bulky workloads can make people forget, and their back often suffer the consequences. Most people suffer from stress and job-related back pain, which they unfortunately enjoy as they go through another day of back-stressing work. This is where back support cushions. Studies show that using these cushions can effectively reduce and prevent back pain.Back pain can mean pain throughout the back, or could simply refer to pain in the neck, upper back, lower back or tailbone. This pain is often caused by wrong posture or sitting down for long periods. If wrong posture is uncorrected, it could lead to chronic back pain, which can manifest itself through either a burning sensation, a dull ache or sharp pain. Back support cushions aim to reduce back pain by giving support and comfort to the lumbar region. It is made from a special foam which reduces the muscle stress and effectively distribute a person's weight, hence no area of the back is stressed. Some of these cushions even have a built-in vibrating massager for sudden onsets of back pain.The cushions can also prevent back pain by effectively correcting a person's posture. Back support cushions are made from foam, which fits and molds themselves to the contours of the person's back and is ideal for people who suffers from scoliosis or bad spinal alignment. The back support cushion is simply placed on a person's chair as it accommodates to all builds and sizes.Back support cushions can be used for car seats, dining chairs, folding chairs and any other type of chair with backrests. The materials for these cushions are basically polyurethane foams and nylon fabric, which makes them machine washable. Other materials commonly used for making these cushions are acrylic, olefin and polyester-all synthetic.While most back support cushions were designed to provide relief and orthopedic support for the whole back, some cushions cater to specific areas in the back. This is perfect for people who have already developed severe chronic back pain in one area of their back from improper posture.Though exercise, good posture and rapid movement is still the perfect way to reduce pain, well back support cushions are very helpful, especially for people who have hectic schedules and barely any time for exercise. It does wonders at guiding a person in attaining perfect posture to prevent stressing the back, while offering comfort at the same time.