| Do you ever suffer from back or neck pains? | | | | created between the lower spine and the chair is |
| Insomnia? Do you often have migraines or | | | | ideal. Use lumbar support pillows also while sitting in |
| headaches? Your pillow might be the one to | | | | a car. Besides back support it will absorb the |
| blame. A wrong spinal position during sleep can | | | | forces of gravity that may hurt your spine. While |
| lead to various health problems and generally a | | | | traveling, you can also use special travel pillows |
| bad health condition or even mood. Learn how to | | | | designed in a U-shape. These pillows are curved to |
| use pillows correctly to support your back and | | | | fit around the neck. They support the head when |
| neck under most circumstances and get rid of | | | | in a seated position, relieving neck muscles. It is |
| those annoying pains once and for all. | | | | very beneficial, especially if you need to sleep in a |
| Let's take a look at what your spine actually is. A | | | | seated position. Donut pillows, the ones with the |
| Spine is a column of bones in our body that | | | | hole in the middle, are suggested if you are |
| consists of a series of articulated vertebrae, | | | | suffering from coccyx pain because the hole |
| separated by inter-vertebral disks. Muscles and | | | | takes pressure off the coccyx region or if you |
| tendons help to hold the spinal bones together. | | | | are woman in pregnancy, as it helps absorb |
| The spinal column extends from the cranium to | | | | gravitational forces. |
| the coccyx and it is our basic supportive | | | | You also need a pillow to support your back while |
| structure, the one that keeps us on our feet. | | | | in a lying position. Don't hesitate to try different |
| Good support and posture are important for our | | | | types of pillows and keep the one that suits you |
| spines general condition. So, when we stand, sit or | | | | best. restful sleep, choose cervical (orthopedic) |
| lie down, gravity exerts a force on our joints, | | | | pillows, which are contoured to fill the spaces |
| ligaments and muscles. We have to make to | | | | under the head and neck, for maximum neck |
| make sure that this force is distributed evenly so | | | | support. Also use a mattress top or knee pillow |
| that our structures are not overstressed. | | | | between the knees if you are sleeping on the |
| How can we use a pillow to support our back | | | | side, or below the knees if you are sleeping on |
| while in a seated position? This position is the | | | | the back, which can help alleviate strain on the |
| most troublesome one. As we are focused in our | | | | lower back. Body pillows are also designed to |
| activity in front of us we tend to protrude the | | | | provide overall neck and knee support and cover |
| head forward. As a result, the thoracic and lumbar | | | | the supportive needs of the whole body. |
| spine tends to round forward. That leads to | | | | If you suffer from a health problem that involves |
| weight imbalance and our muscles and spinal | | | | the spine, consult your Orthopedic Doctor and |
| ligaments have to stretch in order to support our | | | | decide together which type of pillow is best suited |
| upper body's weight. The result is headaches and | | | | for your condition. A good pillow is also necessary |
| pains in the neck and the upper back. Placing a | | | | for those who would like to avoid those types of |
| small pillow in the arch of the lower back can | | | | problems in the future. So, do your research and |
| restore the ideal position for the spine, the | | | | buy a present for your back, after all, who can |
| S-shaped curvature. | | | | support you more efficiently? |
| A lumbar support pillow that fills the natural gap | | | | |