Sleep is essential for our body and the rule is that the better we sleep, the easier we will retain health, good mood and freshness. Pillows also play a big role in the quality of rest. What should we know about them?
“Some curvature of the spine is normal,” repeats in the now iconic film How Poets lose the illusions of African student Mireček after a lecturer. And of course he’s right. We should be aware of this every day as soon as we save to sleep and do not give our back unnecessary problems. For example, Samantha Spiegel, for example, knows how we should sleep, but not only to relax, but to not destroy our spine at the same time.
Choosing a pillow can be complex. YouTub video from Magniflex will advise you:
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Let the spine rest
In her words, she can have a very filled pillow, or the twist of two (even more) pillows on each other for the spine and muscles of a very unfortunate influence. According to the studies, the pillow height has a direct impact on the position of the spine, either on its natural shape or on deformations that arise in the case of an unnatural body position. And not just that. When we have a head in sleep on our backs too raised, you can imagine that in an upright position we are still dealing with our heads with our heads. How long will it take to hurt us behind the neck due to tense neck muscles?
Get rid of at night of pain
Against this sleep on a low pillow, ideally on its modern, anatomically shaped form, can have a positive effect not only on the position of the spine and neck, but generally on the limitation of various problems associated with the musculoskeletal pain as a whole. “We are fighting more than enough during the day. So we don’t want to lie in bed on a pillow that gets us in a bad position, don’t you? ”Asks Samantha Spiegel. Sure not.
Pillow for sleeping abdomen
So what shape, height and hardness of the pillow should we choose if we want to sleep not only well but also healthy? According to experts, it also depends on the preferred location in which you spend most of the night. For sleeping on the abdomen, we should choose a low and soft pillow that leaves the head to choose the right position and offer us only comfort and good feeling of soft background.
Back
On the contrary, for those of us, who sleep mainly on the back, the best choice will be the middle pillow – in all directions, both in height and iz view of softness. The modern, anatomically shaped pillows are recommended, which partly adapts to the shape of the body, but also manage to sufficiently balance the tension of the cervical muscles and thus provide them with effective assistance and support at the time of rest.
Measure your arm
Many of us also subconsciously turn to the side at night. If you belong to this group of sleepers, then you should choose a pillow a little stronger and also higher. It is necessary to balance the height of the shoulder, which at that moment the body rests so that the spine remains in the natural position. As you can see, such a seeming little thing as the choice of the right pillow can give a hard time. But believe that a little reflection and responsibility when purchasing will soon be reflected in improving your health and relief from back pain.
Simple exercise for a straight back
What to do if you are struggling with certain problems and poor posture? Even for these cases, physiotherapist Samantha Spiegel has good advice. Stand your back to the wall, retreat slightly and bend in your knees. The lower back must still remain in contact with the wall. Lean your head on the wall and be careful not to bend in your back. In the next stage, try to compare your shoulders as if you want to press them as much as possible to the wall and at the same time push them down to the ground.
The hands will fall straight according to the body. Finally, open your palms and press them to the wall that should now touch the entire torso. Try to push the most as you would like to move the wall – of course with reason… the spine will compare and with regular use of this advice you will have less painful life. You just can’t spoil it with the wrong selection of the pillow.
Sources: www.leeds-live.co.uk, www.prospanek.cz, www.getsurrey.co.uk
