Is Your Pillow Causing Neck Pain?

Do you suffer from neck stiffness, neck pain, shoulder pain or headaches? Most of us who do are baffled by the cause of our pain. Typically we question which hobby, home or work activity might be the culprit. When in fact, its not what you are doing while you are awake that maybe causing the problem. Sleeping takes up 25-33% of our lives and is one of our body’s most important functions. Sleep is responsible for allowing your body and mind to recover from the day’s activities. With out the proper quality and quantity of sleep you are anxious, indecisive and often short tempered the following day. Your bed pillow is a pertinent factor in obtaining good nights sleep. Because most pillows are designed from a “one size fits all mentality,” many people suffer from unnecessary pain sleeping on the wrong size pillow.

The people at My Ideal Pillow Inc. have developed a breakthrough-computerized custom pillow fitting system that addresses many of these problems. By taking an individual’s personal characteristics (such as, gender, height, weight, sleep position, chest size, head size and mattress density) a custom bed pillow can be constructed to support the head and neck thus diminishing neck pain and pressure. A properly fitted bed pillow takes the excessive stress and strain off the neck thus promoting better sleep, spine health and alignment. To see whether your pain can be helped, check with your health care provider and visit www.myidealpillow.com

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