How Do I Choose the Best Pillows For Back Pain?

Pillow is a sleeping tool. Pillows are generally considered to be a filling that people use to sleep comfortably. According to modern medical research, the spine of the human body is a straight line when viewed from the front, but has four physiologically curved curves when viewed from the side. In order to protect the normal physiological curvature of the neck and maintain normal physiological activities of people during sleep, pillows must be used when sleeping. Pillows are generally composed of a pillow core and a pillowcase.

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According to relevant sources, the term pillow was coined by Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period.

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How did ancient people use pillows in bed?

Most of the sleep is inseparable from pillows. Pillows are particularly particular about ancient times. Just looking at the names, there are a lot more doorways than modern pillows. The emperor's pillow, with golden silk as its surface, and fine jade inlaid frame, is graceful and luxurious, which is called "jade pillow". Rich people mostly use Su silk as the fabric, with built-in selection

How to choose

Wrong pillow

Pillows play an important role in people's sleep. Suitable pillows can help you sleep more sweetly, but long-term use of inappropriate pillows can cause a series of chronic strains and even develop cervical spondylosis. Experts point out that even used pillows may not be the best fit. How to choose the right pillow and what is the correct way to use it? Let's listen to the guidance of experts.

Cervical spine pillow is not an accomplice to sleep as a cervical spondylosis

Incorrect sitting posture, head down to play mobile phones, occupational work (such as long-term head down work), lack of exercise ... These factors are known to cause cervical spondylosis. However, there is another important factor that is easy to overlook: sleep. "Many people get up in the morning and experience discomfort such as neck and back numbness and limb numbness. People usually think that this is caused by poor sleeping posture or cold wind. In fact, it is possible It is caused by improper pillows. Usually we say that if you lower your head for more than 1 hour, the cervical spine is easily affected. An adult spends about 1/4 to 1/3 of his day in sleep (on the pillow). People sleep At this time, during each sleep cycle of up to 90-120 minutes, basically maintain a posture. If the pillow is not used for a long time, it will cause changes in cervical spine curvature, resulting in chronic cervical spine instability, joint dislocation, and ligament damage. Strains can develop into cervical spondylosis over time. Pillows that are too high are equivalent to lowering your head to choose pillows all night long. Many people's standards are soft and comfortable, and they have a certain relationship with personal habits. It is curved when viewed from the side, and it is S-shaped. It is a "C" at the neck position. If there is no suitable support, you can let the neck hang or bend sideways for a long time, or similarly bow your head. It could easily lead to disc bulge.

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Basic shape to support the neck

The groove design is lower in the middle than the surroundings. In addition to moderately supporting the head, it can also gently support the neck. The left and right sides are thicker, which can automatically adapt to the height of the human body when sleeping during a rollover. Each part of this shape can ensure your optimal sleeping position. The five basic types of pillows include five parts (front, back, left, right, side positions, and middle parts), which support the neck moderately. Each part can guarantee your optimal posture. Neck unit: gently supports the middle part of the neck: lower than the surroundings to support the head. The sides are relatively thick. Turning over while sleeping can automatically adapt to the reference sleeping height of the human body.

Right height

In my opinion, you can choose from 5 basic height pillows and more than 10 height-adjustable pillows. Human sleep is actually the most comfortable when standing in the same position, that is, the human body needs to have an angle of about 5 degrees when sleeping. If you do nt sleep with a pillow, at least you do nt support your head! Make your cervical vertebrae easily deformed! If you do nt sleep with a pillow or the pillow is too low, the problem is not small. "Qingdao Pillows" also introduced that pillows are high, and even if you sleep and rest for a long time, you will not rest well! This may be an important reason for you to sleep long but feel physically tired!

Good filling material

The filling material determines the softness and effectiveness of the pillow.

Pillows generally consist of

The classification of pillows is also varied. The ancients once divided pillows into winter pillows, summer pillows or soft pillows, and hard pillows. This classification is very consistent with the way of health.

Children, especially babies under one year old, are an important stage of head development. Having a suitable pillow is very conducive to baby's head blood circulation and promotes growth and development. Improper selection will not only affect the physiological functions of the head and neck, but may also cause some developmental abnormalities. So, how to choose and

Long-term experience and research show that the basic function of a pillow as a sleeping tool is to "support", that is, "support your precious head

One third of a person's life is spent in sleep with a pillow. Pillows have a vital impact on people's life, work and study. In real life, because people do not know enough about the importance of pillows and do not know much about pillows, people have many misunderstandings in pillow selection, and there are many unreasonable habits in use. Over time, these Bad habits can seriously affect people's quality of life and physical health, causing many people's head, neck, shoulders, back and internal organs and other symptoms. From ancient physician warlocks to modern medical experts, scholars, and other people of insight, the pillows used for sleep are extremely important, and in-depth research has been conducted in many aspects, and there have been quite a lot of research results, so people who have entered modern life are It is necessary to carry out a "pillow revolution". First, increase the knowledge of pillows, and secondly, choose and use pillows that are suitable for you. This will not only improve your sleep quality, ensure your working state, but also make your body healthier. To make your life better.

The summary of a good pillow is that it must have a suitable supporting force. "Three elements of a good pillow": 1. Basic structure to support the neck 2. Appropriate height 3. Good filling material.

Introduction

"Mung bean shell pillow" is especially suitable for infants and the elderly. The mung bean shell is known as the "king" of pillow fillings. It is soft, relieves heat and is cool.

Mentioning pillows, people often think of the idiom "sleep on the pillow" and "worry-free", thinking that it is better to sleep with a pillow. In fact, high pillows are not good for people, and proper pillows help relax the whole body, protect the neck and brain, and promote and improve sleep. The summary of a good pillow is, "Three elements of a good pillow": A good pillow must have a proper supporting force, and there are three basic elements to achieve it: 1 the basic structure to support the neck 2 the appropriate height 3 a good filling material. We are going through these three contents and pay attention to the following three points:

1. The basic structure to support the neck: the basic shape of the pillow. The groove design is recommended, the middle is lower than the surroundings, and it can automatically adapt to the side sleep height of the human body when turning over during sleep. Each part of this shape can ensure your optimal sleeping position. The pillows are divided into 5 basic shapes, including 5 parts (front and back, left and right side positions, and middle parts), which support the neck moderately. Each part can guarantee your optimal posture. Neck unit: gently supports the middle part of the neck: lower than the surroundings to support the head. The sides are relatively thick, and turning over when you sleep can automatically adapt to the height of your side sleep. An ideal pillow, the most basic is to make the pillow fit the physiological curvature of the cervical spine tightly, so that people who work and study for a day can relieve the fatigue of cervical muscles and ligaments during sleep. Traditional pillows have a headrest on the top of the pillow, the cervical spine is suspended, the cervical spine is excessively flexed, the cervical muscles and ligaments are in a tense state, the vertebral artery is blocked, and the neck can only be stiff after waking up and dizzy The phenomenon. The shape of the pillow fits the physiological curvature of the cervical spine with a low center and a high front. This kind of pillow can use the front protrusion to maintain the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. Traditional pillow: The cervical spine is suspended and deformed.

2. Human body sleep is actually the most comfortable when standing in the same position, that is, the human body needs to have an angle of about 5 degrees when sleeping. If you don't sleep with a pillow, at least you do nt support your head! Make your neck vertebra easy to deform gradually! Do not sleep on pillows or pillows that are too low are not a problem. The pillows are high, even if you sleep and rest for a long time, you can't rest well! This may be an important reason why you sleep for a long time but feel physically tired! As the saying goes, sit back and relax. In fact, it is not true. Pillows make the cervical spine too forward, the neck soft tissues are too tense and fatigued, and pillow fall easily. Over time, it will also cause morphological changes in the neck bones, such as physiological bending straightening and back extension. Some people like to sleep without pillows or the pillows are too low. This is not good. It will cause congestion of the head, easily cause eyelids and facial swelling, and the lower jaw will lift up, which makes it easy to breathe and burp.

3. Good filling material. Pillows often have the basic distinction of height, softness, hardness, elasticity, etc. According to the different basic filling materials, pillows can be divided into three categories: soft pillows, hard pillows and neutral pillows, which are convenient for customers to choose. Among them, natural neutral pillows are the most recent ones. The pillow category that started to be popular in the year is not soft or hard, mainly including some natural materials as basic padding, velvet pillows, kapok pillows, etc. The filling determines the softness and efficacy of the pillow. Generally, there are many customers who choose natural materials. Kapok, cattail, buckwheat hulls, cotton, pearl cotton, feather cotton, and down can all be used as the basic filler of pillows. In addition, the pillow can also add good Chinese medicine to increase the efficacy of the pillow. Silkworm sand, Cassia seed, Lavender, Apocynum, Ligustrum lucidum, Ginkgo biloba, etc.

Therefore, a good pillow that is good for sleep must have a good pillow core. When we pillow, our own physiological curvature of the cervical spine must completely match the pillow, so that we can better avoid falling pillows and better Prevention of cervical spondylosis.