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May 28, 2011

The Top 10 Reasons Why you Should Sleep with a Cervical Support Pillow

Foot levelers pillo-pedic PLUS Ever walk out of your chiropractor, osteopath, massage therapist or physical therapist's office and pass by the neck pillows? Ever ask yourself why you might need a cervical support pillow. Okay well here are the top 10 reasons why you should sleep with a cervical support pillow:
  • You wake up with a stiff neck.
  • You have numbness and tingling in the arms and the hands.
  • You toss and turn during the night, unable to get into a comfortable position.
  • You snore- so loudly that you wake up your partner.
  • Your hands and arms "fall asleep" during the night, sometimes waking you up
  • You are sleeping on an older mattress- maybe its sagging in the middle of the mattress.
  • You were recently involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused a whiplash accident; or you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident in the past
  • You are a headache sufferer- you suffer from migraine headaches, tension headaches or cluster headaches
  • You clench your teeth while sleeping- thus waking up with jaw pain or tooth pain
  • You weigh more than your ideal recommended height and weight


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