My Pillow Goes Flat?

Goose Down Pillow

Are you using a feather or down pillow?

Whatever it's made of, you don't want a pillow to flatten!

It's losing it's support.



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Preventing Injuries

One way to fix the spine is using an Arc4life pillow. But preventing an injury in the 1st place is even better.

I was just watching a football bowl game and I felt so bad when one of the young players was carried off on a stretcher. You may not be able to prevent a tackle by some twice your size, running at full steam; but if you stretch and train and are stronger then maybe an injury can be prevented.

Using a neck pillow helps to align the spine which essentially makes the spine stronger. This not only makes the spine stronger, but the whole body as well.

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Neck Support From Your Pillow...

Does your pillow maintain your neck alignment? Does it stay mainly the same throughout the night?

This is why your feather pillow may not be that good for you!

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What Is A Neck Roll?

This is typically a pillow or support that goes under the back of the neck.    In a neck pillow, the neck roll maintains and improves the "C" curve of the neck.  We will sometimes tell an individual to use a towel rolled up to act as a "neck roll".  This can help them to be able to transition to a neck pillow when they are used to using something very flat.  That neck roll will also fill in the gap between the head and shoulders, when on their side.

The most important aspect of any neck pillow is the "neck roll".  Keeping alignment on your back and side...

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I Had Surgery in My neck, but it Still Hurts?

This is a tough one. Any time you do a surgery, and you mess with Mother Nature, there's a chance for irreversible damage. Don't get me wrong, you may do very well and you did it at the time, because it was your last option.

It just so happens that I have a pillow that has helped a lot of after surgery people. It's the traction "V" pillow. Reason is that the "v" does such a gentle traction that won't harm anything. So that really functions to hold you in place.

It's a soft pillow, made of fiber. This is unlike foam or memory foam which tends to be very firm. You can sleep on your back or side and you can even rotate it to sleep on the linear gravity side. This side is a little softer and is just a neck roll with no "v".

Additional Reading:

• Be More active at work- put in a little more sweat
• Your Last Resort Should Be To Consider Surgery
• Natural Treatments for Neck Pain that Do Not Include Surgery
• The Arc4life Traction Pillow Works Well for Patients who have had surgery
• Pinched Nerved in The Neck

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Will you get neck soreness at first, from a neck pillow?

Arc4life's Natural Alignment Neck Pillow

For some, neck soreness will happen. This happens especially if you have never used a neck pillow. It's going to be a change, so you have to get used to it. Now, also if you have a major misalignment in the neck, the neck pillow may be tougher to get used to. Let's say you have a cervical kyphosis, that a reversal of the normal c-curve.

Also, things depend on the actual pillow. Let's say you have a really hard or firm pillow, this might be too much for a first time neck pillow user. That being said your memory foam pillows tend to be firm so you may want to start out with something softer. On the other end of the spectrum is the feather or down pillow, these are usually too soft, giving not enough support.

That's why I typically recommend a fiber pillow. This is usually not to hard or soft and still gives the support.

The Picture above is an example of a fiber pillow I recommend: the Arc4life Natural Alignment Pillow.

Additional Reading You Might Find Interesting:

• Finding the Right pain relief products for a pinched nerve in the neck
• Pillow for Someone with a Stiff Neck
• Many Studies show that Neck Pillow Do Work for Neck Pain
• The Neck Pain Relief Shop
• Pain in the Neck that Lasts for A Long Time: Chronic Neck Pain

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Finally, a pillow that helps my poor, damaged neck!

Recently on Amazon, a customer wrote a Review for the Arc4life Linear Gravity Neck Pillow Small Size:

I love my Linear Gravity Neck Pillow, and am purchasing my 2nd one now. I've used my Linear Gravity for almost 2 years, and it is time to replace it. I'm checking Amazon to see if the price is lower; it would be if Amazon carried the medium size, and Amazon has free shipping. Dang it Amazon; where's the medium?? Before purchasing my pillow, I contacted the company that makes them; I needed help figuring out which pillow to purchase and what size pillow would be best for me. Originally I was going to purchase the Arc4life Cervical Traction pillow. The company customer service staffer asked me what kind of neck/health issues I had; when I told them I have fibromyalgia and a history of whiplash, they said I should definitely go with the Linear Gravity rather than the traction pillow because the Linear Gravity is softer and the Traction pillow is simply too much for those with fibromyalgia. The company rarely recommends the traction pillow for those with fibromyalgia.



When I asked about sizing, I was told that most people should use the medium size pillow; they recommend the small pillow for travel purposes and for children. The Amazon description mentions this: "This Small Linear Gravity neck Pillow is great for traveling and perfect for the Pediatric patient." If I remember correctly, the large pillow is for really tall men.

The pillow is soft, but sizing is very important with this pillow. I've never, ever been a soft pillow person, and I did worry about the softness issue when I ordered the pillow. While the Linear Gravity pillow is soft, if you purchase the right size of the pillow, you will likely have excellent neck support even though the pillow is soft. The different size neck rolls on each pillow can also help with the softness issue. Because of the indentation in the center of the pillow, the stuffing doesn't shift around like it would in a regularly shaped pillow.

I don't know if other reviewers experimented with the different size neck rolls on their pillows; essentially you have 4 different sized neck rolls on the pillow. I have found this to be very useful. The center of the pillow is deeper on one side and more shallow on the other side. Some nights I need the large/deep end and other nights I do better with the large shallow end. This pillow does take time to get used to and you need to experiment with the different sides of the pillow to see which of the neck-roll sides work best for you. However, the pillow is so much better than using a towel roll or cervical pillow roll with a regular pillow.

There are some videos on youtube that can help folks decide which size and which pillow is best for them. However, I recommend calling the company for help with the decision. I wasn't asked to purchase the pillow by phone, and wasn't pressured to purchase the pillow when I called.



Before purchasing the Linear Gravity, I looked at the Core brand pillows. They are very firm. My physical therapist never recommends the Core because they are so firm. Today I noticed that Core has a softer version of their pillow now; I haven't seen one in person so I can't compare it with the Linear Gravity pillow. Even though the cost is less for the Core soft version, the Linear Gravity pillow works brilliantly for me so I'm sticking with it.

I was disappointed by the side-sleeping feature of the pillow; the butterfly sides do not work for me at all. I change to a different pillow whenever I sleep on my side. I am primarily a back sleeper though, so this hasn't been a problem for me. This is probably not be the pillow for or those who sleep on both their back and side each night, unless they are ok with changing pillows to sleep on their side.

I used to wake up with a very stiff/sore neck and morning headaches and even migraines. I have many fewer morning headaches and rarely have morning migraines anymore.

While I am replacing my pillow (I've worn it out), I plan to save my current one for travel. The pillow has lasted as long as a regularly shaped, good quality pillow.

I think the pillow is worth the price and the time to adjust to it. In my opinion, this is probably the best pillow for those with fibromyalgia and those with a history of whiplash. It is probably a good pick for those with TMJ issues as well since it keeps one's head in the proper alignment. 

Source: Finally, A Pillow that helps my poor, damged neck! 

Additional Reading Resources:

• The Arc4life Linear Gravity Pillow for Fibromyalgia
• Pressure on the Upper Nerves Often Causes Headaches
• The Arc4life Linear Gravity Pillow Now Come in a Firm Level of Support
• The Top 10 Gifts for Neck Pain Sufferers
• Proper Neck Posture

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“The Damp, Rainy Weather Seems To Make My Neck Pain Worse.”

This is a very common complaint, and it is very true. The dampness often cuts right into the neck irritating our spine. The change in pressure outside often creates increased gravitational pressure on our bodies. Even though it’s a tiny amount, to an already disrupted or arthritic spine that pressure change makes a difference. It’s like someone pushing down on you from the top of your head, you can imagine the increased pressure put on the spine, especially the neck.

The change in pressure also causes a disequilibrium which may cause swelling in some joints. That rise of inflammation puts more pressure on nerves that cause pain. It is also thought that the change in pressure and or equilibrium may get some nerve endings "stirred-up", hence, creating irritation and pain.

One each side of the spine you have foramen (or holes where the nerves come out). The discs between each vertebrae act as a spacer to keep these holes wide open. Extra pressure on the spine and increased inflammation can close these holes slightly creating pressure and therefore pain.

So what can be done? The best thing to slow degeneration in the neck (cervical degeneration) is to improve alignment. Perfect alignment of the neck means the nerves flow without pressure. When everything is in alignment, your spine handles the forces of gravity the best also. A good start to improve alignment is a cervical support pillow.


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