One third of the time in this life are sleeping, accompanied by our longest partner, excluding the phone is afraid of the pillow.
In this era of information technology, our cell phones are frequently updated, but the pillow is forgotten. Low-headed people need to reacquaint themselves with the pillow, understand the importance of the pillow.
The main role of the pillow is to maintain the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, stabilize joint pressure and ensure that the vertebral artery blood supply.
Data analysis shows: one quarter of the world’s insomniacs are due to uncomfortable pillows. How to choose a suitable pillow is particularly important.
The old saying “no worries with a high pillow” is not scientifically sound.
Pillow too high, not only will cause abnormal curvature of the cervical spine, the back of the neck muscles and ligaments will be strained throughout the night; pillow too low easily cause congestion in the head, the neck muscles are also under tension, in the long run prone to cervical muscle strain or even osteophytes.
Adult pillow height is best to maintain at about 9cm, length 50-70cm, not less than 30cm wide is appropriate.
Sleeping posture advocated to sleep on their backs, try not to sleep on their sides so as not to cause an imbalance of soft tissue forces on both sides of the cervical spine.
Prohibit sleeping on your back, easy to compress the cervical vertebrae, ligaments cause joint degeneration and even nerve damage.
The correct sleeping posture of the human body pillow support, the pillow should be higher than the brain, so that the supine sleeper spine to maintain the natural physiological curvature or side sleeper spine to maintain a straight.
The filling should be loose and soft so as to facilitate the adjustment of the pillow during sleep. When supine so that the pillow after the pillow is low, the neck high, in order to increase the contact area between the neck and the pillow, and maintain the natural physiological curvature of the cervical spine. In the lateral position, the pillow should be adjusted so that the cervical vertebrae are kept parallel to the shoulders in the neutral position. This is in line with the cervical spine in the normal physiological situation of sleep.
Pillow cores of a wide variety, the purchase should also pay attention to the best filler with warmth and moisture absorption, antibacterial and anti-mildew functions. Generally choose latex, hollow fiber. Its not easy to deformation is also easy to shape, can provide a more suitable support for cervical spine resilience. Below I analyze some of the commonly used pillow cores for your reference.
Pillow core material
Elasticity
Warmth
Breathability
Advantages
Disadvantages
Latex
Excellent
Fair
Excellent
Antibacterial, natural
Expensive
Sponge
Excellent
Average
Excellent
Comfortable
Easy aging
Wooden cotton
Poor
Poor
Excellent
Buckwheat
Poor
Poor
Excellent
Right price
Easy to breed bacteria
Dried Chrysanthemum
Poor
poor
good
If you are used to moving around it is best to use a special latex or memory foam neck pillow. When buying a pillow, it is best to experience the curvature of the pillow first hand, and the family can observe next to it whether the neck is in a relaxed state.
The right pillow is not only helpful for the neck, but also for the physiological curvature of the entire spine and paraspinal muscles.
Let’s pick a pillow of our own in a scientific way.