Flight attendants reveal 3 tricks for avoiding back pain while travelling
FLIGHT attendants have revealed how passengers can avoid suffering from back pain during flights.
Plane seats can be extremely uncomfortable, especially on longer journeys, but there are ways to relieve your pain, according to cabin crew members.
In a recent thread on Reddit, a passenger reached out to flight attendants, asking how they could make themselves more comfortable on an upcoming flight.
And they received a load of advice from those he was asking, with plenty of good tips available.
The passenger wrote: “I injured my back in a car accident a few months back and am still working through everything with my doctors.
“I have a 15-hour international flight for work this week that I’m absolutely dreading – sitting aggravates it the worst – so what I can do during the flight to not be miserable?
The first recommendation was an inflatable travel pillow, which can be bought pretty cheaply and provide extra support to help people to sit up straight.
The cabin crew member wrote: “I have a small, blow up, fold up camping pillow I take on flights, it folds down to a fist and is so comfortable as a lumbar pillow.
“I don’t travel without it.”
A second flight attendant said that asking for hot water for a hot water bottle was never a problem, nor was stretching in the galley, so long as they made the flight crew aware of why they were doing it first.
They wrote: “It would be fine to ask for ice/hot water, they can probably fashion an ice pack from a couple of Ziploc bags and galley wipes.
“Standing/stretching in the galley is also welcome, but please ask first.”
Finally, a third flight attendant said the passenger should “buy a back brace.. and wear it for the duration of your flight.”
Back braces improve posture and minimise slouching, which can cause back pain, or make existing pain even worse.
Meanwhile, this £9 item can also help relieve back pain when flying.
And this health expert revealed how they avoid jet lag and back pain whenever they go on a plane.