| When it comes to living with body aches and | | | | while sleeping upright. |
| pains on a daily basis, here is what every person | | | | Another kind of pillow that is used during sleep is |
| who suffers with those aches and pains needs to | | | | a body pillow. Usually, these are long cylindrical |
| know about orthopedic pillows. Now the best | | | | pillows that are used to offer additional support to |
| advice, anyone could receive, about resolving daily | | | | the hips and shoulders while sleeping. These pillows |
| aches and pains, is to go out and get more | | | | are especially useful for women because, the |
| exercise and increase your fitness. That's right, | | | | extra width of a woman's hips can cause strain to |
| lack of use and being overweight, are probably | | | | the spine of the lower back. |
| the number one cause of most daily body pain. In | | | | Knee pillows are also used while sleeping and like |
| the case that that's impossible, there are a | | | | the body pillow, are especially useful for women |
| variety of orthopedic pillows that can help anyone | | | | who sleep on their sides. To illustrate this point, |
| with their pain. This article, we'll look at several | | | | let's imagine a woman who is sleeping on her right |
| types of pillows as well as highlight the benefits of | | | | side. This means that her left hip is facing up and |
| their use. | | | | her right hip is resting against the mattress. As |
| In medicine, the field of orthopedics relates to | | | | she sleeps, her legs rest on top of each other. |
| disorders between muscles and the skeleton. To | | | | Because of the extra width of her hips, as the |
| illustrate the benefits of exercise, on improving | | | | left leg lays on top of the right leg the left femur |
| aches and pains, consider the person who is | | | | will slightly pull the left hip down, meaning towards |
| overweight. For many overweight people, lower | | | | the direction of her feet, meanwhile, her right hip |
| back pain is very common. In the body, the | | | | will rotate slightly upwards, or in the direction of |
| stomach muscles and the back muscles work | | | | her shoulders. Because of the slight rotation, her |
| together to maintain your posture. As you | | | | spine will curve to the right. A knee pillow, placed |
| become overweight, stomach muscles become | | | | between her knees would lift the left leg up and |
| weaker and weaker. This means that the body | | | | so her hips would not rotate and her spine would |
| has to rely more on the back muscles to maintain | | | | remain straight. There is another kind of knee |
| correct posture. This causes strain to the muscles | | | | pillow that is useful for anyone who suffers |
| of the back and is one of the main reasons why | | | | swelling in their legs. This pillow which looks like a |
| overweight people have back pain. | | | | wedge elevates the legs. This decreases the |
| In the example above, it is easy to see how | | | | blood flow to the lower legs and helps relieve |
| improving the strength of the stomach muscles | | | | swelling. |
| could, over time, relieve the back pain. Orthopedic | | | | The last kind of pillow that we are going to talk |
| pillows work in a very similar way by providing | | | | about, isn't generally used while sleeping and is |
| support to areas that might have become | | | | called a lumbar pillow. Like the other pillows |
| weaker through lack of use or injury. | | | | however, there are a couple different types. One |
| One type of orthopedic pillow is called a cervical | | | | type is used in the bed and help support your |
| pillow. This pillow is designed to provide additional | | | | back while you read or just sit in bed. The other |
| support to the neck and shoulders and is most | | | | kind is used while sitting in a regular chair. If you're |
| often used when sleeping. By providing additional | | | | an office worker or a truck driver, or just find |
| support, these pillows also help maintain correct | | | | yourself sitting for long periods of time, you may |
| posture while sleeping. Another kind of cervical | | | | develop pain in your body due to poor posture |
| pillow simply raises the head during sleep. This can | | | | and lack of movement and therefore a lumbar |
| have several benefits for people who have | | | | support pillow can be a great help. |
| difficulty sleeping due to breathing problems, as | | | | So as you can see, there are many different |
| well as people who have gastric reflux. Lastly, a | | | | types of orthopedic pillows designed to provide |
| third type of cervical pillow is useful for travel. | | | | relief from pain. Depending on your particular |
| Also known as a travel pillow, this horseshoe | | | | circumstances one or more may be beneficial to |
| shaped pillow help support the neck and head | | | | you. |