Too much pillow under your head will force your head into flexion (the process of bringing your chin to your chest) and straighten the normal neck curve. This is what happens when lying on your back, I should say. On your side it will force the neck and head into lateral flexion. Will one or two nights of this destroy your neck posture? – No, however, if done night after night it will!
You see, one of the ways we develop postural and therefore spinal misalignments, is doing one activity or having one posture over and over. Essentially your body gets trained to be in this position. That being said, you can guess how a good neck pillow helps train your posture and alignment to correct.
Using a supportive cervical support pillow can help you repair your neck posture and neck alignment! Here are some good choices of cervical support neck pillows:
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You see, one of the ways we develop postural and therefore spinal misalignments, is doing one activity or having one posture over and over. Essentially your body gets trained to be in this position. That being said, you can guess how a good neck pillow helps train your posture and alignment to correct.
Using a supportive cervical support pillow can help you repair your neck posture and neck alignment! Here are some good choices of cervical support neck pillows:
- Cervical Linear Traction Neck Pillow
- The Linear Gravity Neck Pillow- comes in 3 sizes: small, medium and large
- The TriCore Cervical Support Neck Pillow- comes in a gentle and firm support
- Sleep Right Neck Pillow for Side Sleeping- Full facial cradle gently crades the face while decreasing pressure points on your ear or jaw areas.
- Core Memory neck pillow- 100% viscoelastic foam responds to body heat to better conform to the unique shape of your head and neck.
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