What pillow would you recommend for this neck problem?
I am a front/side sleeper. I’ve tried buckwheat, memory foam, and normal pillows of varying firmnesses. My neck and shoulders are always stiff and achy when I wake up. I simply cannot fall asleep on my back, so that’s not an option. Does anyone out there have a pillow type/brand recommendation? Prefer answers from people in medical/chiropractic fields only.
Sane- I’ll have to try that, as I have that same issue with the arms, and then my hand gets numb sometimes. So do you mean you stand the pillow up against the headboard, or is it laid flat and you and the soft pillow are on top of it? Trying to visualize that.
Been there done that. Its not the pillow its your sleeping habits. If your young and healthy you can change your sleeping habits and get past the problem. If your like me, old and decreped, then your going to have aches and pains irrgardless of how you sleep. Those are going to make you move into an unfavorable position during the night, and then the pain begins. My habit was snuggling my pillow thus keeping tension in my shoulder and neck muscles all night long to the point where my nerves started burning and my arms would fall alseep. I got a medium pillow up against the headboard to give me some clearance, and a softer pillow to use as a rollup for under my head and neck. I’m not as bad as I used to be learning to not snuggle the pillow beause I now have the height and support for my head and neck. But because of aging and pain associated with being older I get into undesireable positions in my sleep subconsciously trying to get comfortable and occasionally end up in a real bad way, and have to suffer for it a few days.