Xsceat for Sciatica Pain Relief, Portable.

I just received this cushion and likely will return it. It's got the right idea, being inflatable and thus easily taken on airplanes. But it has a serious downside, especially given its fairly hefty $50 price tag. Its biggest problem is that it has sharp plastic edges all around its perimeter which scratch my legs when I sit on it. This problem is especially pronounced in the area near the valve, which I have to position between my legs so that the open space is over my tailbone. This cushion's design is a good, but it very much needs a comfortable, absorbent, protective material as a cover. As it is, one form of discomfort (back pain) is being replaced with another (scratchiness). I may try to test putting a blanket over it - but that's yet another carry-on item that I don't want to pack when traveling. Please someone make an inflatable, comfortable, easily packed seat cushion for long car and plane rides for people with lower back and/or tailbone pain!!

My wife suffers from sciatica, especially bad while sitting for long periods of a time in two of our cars. This is bad because we often like to take long, multiple day trips in our classic 1957 T-Bird. So before going on the next long trip in a couple of months, we purchased four different pain relief cushions, including the Sciatica Relief Cushion. Sorry to say that it did no better than any of the other three cushions, and she started getting pain after about 20 to 25 minutes of riding in the car. So it did not prevent the pain from coming, nor once the pain started, it did not help relieve it, so we sent it back. I'm sure this kind of cushion may help some people, but not my wife. Very disappointing.

I am very happy with this product and have one with me at all times. I've used it in our car the most but take it many places to help with my sciatic pain. It's great for traveling because of it's size and the easy way to add more air or take some out. I watch many grandchildren play sports for hours and it feels so good to have the support!! It just makes life a lot better for me and I recommend it very highly.Rebecca Child

Cushion does displace weight from the sciatica nerve or tailbone although the cushion itself is not very soft. The option of adding air or releasing air works. The material on the outside of cushion feels like air mattress material and not soft with or with out air.