BackJoy Orthotic Seat: Easy, Drug-Free Relief from Back Pain

Why BackJoy?

BackJoy is an innovative device that provides relief from back discomfort by aiding in maintaining your posture (姿势) anywhere you sit, hard or soft seats.

● Proven effective? over 2.0 million units sold, durable to provide long-lasting support

● Recommended by doctors and nurses

● Safe and effective? a natural alternative

Back Pain Is A Problem!

● We average over 9+ hours of sitting each day!

● 80% of adults will suffer from back pain in their life

● Back pain is the No. 2 reason for visiting the doctor

● Mom was right: “Sit up straight!”

How to use

BackJoy is made small on purpose. It is designed to cradle the space around the two sitting bones at the base of your pelvis and must be smaller than your buttocks to do so.

● Sit on top of it

Handle goes in front and between your legs

● Pull it tight & cup to fit

Feel it cup & lift your hips above the seat from below you

Does your closet need a refresher? Tired of visiting multi-national big box “fast-fashion” stores where they pump out ready-to-wear items? Why not go to some second-hand shops? It’s not only better for the environment but with styles constantly being recycled you’re certain to find something in. Here are several spots to start.

Did you wake up today and decide you really need an Air Jordan T-shirt from the late 80s or a legal Bi-State Machinery trucker hat? We thought so. You can find it all at this Williamsburg spot, run by a nice husband-and-wife team. Streetwear is what you’ll find at this spot and it’s one of the best for casual clothes.

154Grand St., Brooklyn

Started in 2006, this amazing clothes shop has a constantly pleasing collection of classic clothes starting in the Victorian era and going all the way up to the end of the 20th century. There’s a focus here on ladies’ clothes, particularly clothes in the French manner.

197 Grand St., Brooklyn

From Gucci thick high heels to classic Missoni and Helmut Lang dresses, this south Park Slope shop traffics in high-end clothes. If you need a special piece for a special occasion—a wedding or any sort of big celebration — this is the place to find it. You may just end up stealing the show, or at least everyone’s attention.

461 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn

Based in Bushwick and founded in 2013, Worship has faithful consumers far and wide, thanks to its commitment to its varieties of high-quality clothes. You can find clothing and accessories (配饰) here from the beginning of the 20th century up to the early 90s.

117 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn

Four Art Exhibitions to View in N. Y. C.

“Arts of China” at the Brooklyn Museum (ongoing)

These exhibitions successfully combine attractive pieces by contemporary Chinese artists with the institution’s century-old collection, drawing 5,000 years of art into a single thrilling conversation. Look out for the 14th-century wine jar decorated with unusual paintings of a whitefish, a mackerel, a freshwater perch and a carp.

(Will Heinrich) 718-638-5000, brooklynmaseum. org

“In Pursuit of Fashion: The Sandy Schreier Collection” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through May 17)

Featuring about 80 pieces of clothing, this exhibition is, more than anything else, the reflection of one woman’s love affair with fashion. Schreier’s collection contains all the major names, but what defines it more than anything else is her own appreciation of pretty things.

(Vanessa Friedman) 212-535-77l0, metmnseum. org

“Edith Halpert Alepert and one Rise of American Art” at the Jewish Museum (through Feb. 9)

This rare show covers the life of an influential art gallery, founded in 1926 by Halpert. Skilled at both business and publicity, she represented excellent pre-war American artists like Stuart Davis and Jacob Lawrence and promoted folk art.

(Roberta Smith) 2l2-423-3200, thejewishmuseum. org

“Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (through Jan. 20)

Plastics transformed the material world after World War II. Today, they pollute our oceans. A better future will be made with... algae. “Nature” provides us with a post-consumption future.

(James S. Russell) 212-849-2950, cooperhewitt. org