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Good night to neck pain

1:01 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 |
Tom Meade    Email |   Email this entry

Positioning your head, neck and body correctly while you sleep can eliminate neck pain and improve your skeletal health, according to the most recent issue of HEALTHbeat, the newsletter from Harvard Medical School. (I know, Pam and I seem to post a lot about sleep, but it's important stuff.)

The latest news arrived this week in the e-mail version HEALTHbeat:

TRAVEL SLEEP253.JPG"Two sleeping positions are easiest on the neck: on your side or on your back. If you sleep on your back, choose a rounded pillow to support the natural curve of your neck, with a flatter pillow cushioning your head. This can be achieved by tucking a small neck roll into the pillowcase of a flatter, softer pillow, or by using a special pillow that has a built-in neck support with an indentation for the head to rest in. Here are some additional tips for side- and back-sleepers:

"Try using a feather pillow, which easily conforms to the shape of the neck. Feather pillows will collapse over time, however, and should be replaced every year or so.

"Another option is a traditionally shaped pillow with "memory foam" that conforms to the contour of your head and neck. Some cervical pillows are also made with memory foam.
Manufacturers of memory-foam pillows claim they help foster proper spinal alignment.

"Avoid using too high or stiff a pillow, which keeps the neck flexed overnight and can result in morning pain and stiffness.

"If you sleep on your side, keep your spine straight by using a pillow that is higher under your neck than your head.

"When you are riding in a plane, train, or car, or even just reclining to watch TV, a horseshoe-shaped pillow can support your neck and prevent your head from dropping to one side if you doze. If the pillow is too large behind the neck, however, it will force your head forward."


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Jemerin said:

Nice post, thanks for sharing this wonderful and usefull information with us.

Green Tea

Link | November 16, 2009 2:35 AM
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ChiSoft said:

You are right! One more tip, use a travel neck pillow for long flights.

Link | November 17, 2009 1:34 AM
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Well me to suffering from neck pain kindly give more comments over this well said by you...........
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