In March of 2009, I discovered a product that my friend was using to deal with pressure-related headaches he suffered from whenever a thunderstorm blew through our city.

Given that he was uncomfortable taking headache medication or other drugs to deal with the pain, his chiropractor prescribed a Posture Pump exerciser which, when used regularly, would help relax his neck, return curvature to his spine and relieve what he believed to be a pinched nerve that was causing my friend trouble.

The problem that he was having with the Posture pump was that the recommended exercise involved inflating and releasing the air bladder every 10 seconds over a 5 minute period (the warm up) followed by a sustained inflation over the next 5 minutes (the sustain) and then a second 5 minute interval of inflating and releasing the air bladder every 10 seconds (the cool down).

It was very difficult for him to keep track of 10 second intervals over the 5 minute period and he  had a habit of dozing off during the 5 minute sustain period.

My solution to this problem was not only innovative, it enabled him to make the Posture Pump a regular part of his workout activities.   It made using the Posture Pump so easy to use that even his Chiropractor now uses it in his regular practice.

Using open source software, I recorded the exercises over the appropriate intervals, put the recording to music and outputted as an mp3 recording.  By following the instructions on the recording, I was able to focus my attention on relaxing my neck and shoulders to get the most out of the exercise.

This recording proved to be so effective in encouraging users of the Posture Pump to get the most out of their exercise that my chiropractor is using it regularly and examining ways that he can prescribe the recording to his patients.

If you are interested in trying my recording in conjunction with the Posture Pump, just drop me a line here.