Your Pillow Could Be Robbing You Of a Good Night's Sleep

The following article from Kathryn Weber published on the Staten Island Advance on Friday, September 30th, 2011 touches on a very important subject, a good night's sleep.

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"There's no doubt that a good day starts with a good night's sleep. But your choice of pillow may be standing in the way. Worse still, it could be the source of your daytime neck, shoulder, or back stiffness.

Some workers are more prone to such aches and pains. In fact, employees who work at a computer for long hours and then sleep with an unsupportive pillow could worsen their daytime discomfort.

"Probably 90 percent of my patients complain about shoulder and neck pains that could be directly related to pillows," says Dr. Jeannine Brisley, an Atlas Orthogonal chiropractor based in Austin, Texas.

Atlas Orthogonal chiropractic treatment was profiled on the TV show, "The Doctors." This specialty chiropractic practice treats neck pains, and specifically, the atlas, a saucer-like bone at the top of the neck that connects the spine and cradles the head.

PICKING A PILLOW

According to Dr. Brisley, the choice of a pillow can make a difference in the way your neck, back and shoulders feel while sleeping or awake. "The human head weighs between 10 and 17 pounds on average and too often people choose a pillow that supports the weight of their head and not the neck. The pillow should support both head and neck and should touch the shoulder (while you're) sleeping," says Brisley.

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