Drivers Seat in 2005 Prius Destroying My Back - Help!

You can Google Prius seat replacement/coustom seat. that takes a lot of work and modifications. You might think about getting another car, a Prius v has higher more comfortable seats with lots of adjustments. Or maybe look into a camry hybrid of a ford fusion hybrid, also the 2013 Lincoln MKZ is a good buy!

 

welcome!
try a car seat implement from a back saver store/amazon. if that doesn't work, a car upholstery shop can make adjustments.
if no luck there, people have put in better prius seats (electric with lumbar and leather) corolla seats, camry seats, volvo seats, carerra seats, etc.
it all depends on how much time and money you want to spend, vs buying another car.
my wife has a bad back, and cannot drive anything but a camry.

all the best!

 

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Another option you might consider is finding a used seat in good condition from a 2009 Prius, which should bolt in perfectly.

 

Back pain is complicated because it's where all the systems of your vehicle come together... I used to have all kinds of lower back pain and associated problems and nothing helped until I went to YouTube and typed "lower back pain yoga" and have been doing yoga every day since and have eliminated 99% of all my issues.

Another issue with back pain is that it can be aware of what in our lifestyle is no longer tolerable long before we're consciously aware of it. Such as your job that requires a long commute. So yes it would be easy to, at least at first, blame it on the car seat, but what if the source of the pain was the job, not the seat?

As for the car, there's all kinds of different types of back support cushions, as well as posture adjustment/awareness. Also, not sure how tall you are, but if you're 6 feet or taller, remove the center console and replace it with a pillow so you have more room for your legs, as well as the ability to stretch your legs towards passenger seat while on cruise control.

 

Yea... I know the feeling... I have a huge houseplant collection and have some of my best ones in a Yoga studio in trade for unlimited yoga and haven't gone once, at least yet. For me Youtube and a quick guided 20 minutes session is more manageable. You also don't have to worry about loudly farting and can hit pause on the video to take a break to hydrate.

 

Blown L5 S1 welcome to the club. Stop going to a chiropractor and get your back surgically repaired.
Sell your Prius and get a car with decent seats. Prius G2 seats are the worst and the car has the suspension of a stagecoach and will greatly exacerbate any Mechanical back issue keeping you in constant spasm.

 

This challenge for some owners of Prius manifests-unfortunately more than you would want to hear.
The near impossible challenge in providing an answer, is that every single person's back and ergonomic relationship with the Prius seats is 100% unique to that individual.

To venture forth at all?
It would be a shame if this problem resulted in the end of your current Prius ownership.
I tend to think the simpler solutions potentially the best. Which would just mean more experimentation with cushions. There are a plethora of cushions and aides available. You might be able to find one, that works a lot better than rolled up towels.

But quite frankly, maybe not.

For some people, back deterioration and back pain, coupled with the Prius seats has simply eventually been a deal breaker.
I hope that doesn't end up being the case for the OP.
Best of luck.