The pillow is wrong, the cervical spine is suffering!Doctor Orthopedic tells you what is a good pillow

"Even when I slept for a few days, I didn't dare to move my neck, and my shoulders were suffering. The doctor quickly show me!" Mr. Li, 48, Changsha, after falling into the pillow. At first, I felt that it was not a big deal. I thought about it in a few days. All right.

Who knows, the number of pillows has been increasingly fell since then, making him miserable. Sheng Bin, the director of the Seventh Hobic District of Yuelu Mountain District, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, learned that he had suffered from cervical spondylosis, and the culprit was chosen the wrong pillow.

Director Sheng Bin said that about 1/3 of his life spent his life in sleep. While people nostalgic and comfortable mattresses and warm and soft quilts often ignored the role of pillows! You know, the role of the pillow is the "neck".

The physiological characteristics of the human body are the skull round and flat shoulders. If the pillow is not used when lying flat, the neck of the connector and shoulder will be suspended; especially after falling asleep, the neck muscles are completely relaxed, and the head and neck will be distorted under the action of gravity. During the entire sleep time, the head and neck will be excessively long -term to reverse, causing strain.

The old saying is cloudy: "Gao pillow is worry -free", but from a medical perspective, high pillows are not worries.

If the pillow is too high, excessive premium of the cervical spine will compress the airway or cause airway stenosis, which will cause the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; in addition, the state of excessive forward flexion that not only makes people feel uncomfortable, but also Can cause cervical injury.

On the contrary, if you do n’t use a pillow or choose a low pillow during sleep, the head and neck are too late, and the average daily sleeping time is as high as 6 to 8 hours of sleep, which will continue to cause chronic damage to the cervical spine. It even caused the occurrence of cervical spondylosis. No pillow can also cause head congestion, which can easily cause eyelids and facial edema.

If the pillow is too strong, it will cause the neck muscles too much pressure, which will cause muscle stiffness or damage; while the pillow is too soft, the cervical spine cannot maintain normal physiological premature flexion.

So the point is, how to choose the right pillow?

Director Sheng Bin pointed out that for normal people, the height and hardness of the pillow are related to everyone's fat thinness and the length of the neck. It is advisable to be comfortable and there is no unified standard. In general, it is most suitable to choose pillows that meet the physiological curvature of the human cervical vertebrae, soft and hard, and comfortable.

Generally speaking, for those who are accustomed to lying up, their pillow height should be height after compression with their fists (the height of the fisting tiger's mouth is the height of the fist, about 8-13cm); The height of the pillow should be consistent with the shoulder width height (shoulder width -head width) ÷ 2, about 10-15 cm) after compression.

In addition, the pillow supports the part (neck flexion) behind the neck should be slightly higher, and has a certain hardness to support the physiological curvature of the cervical spine; It can support the head and the physiological curvature of the cervical spine.

In addition to the height, the internal charge (pillow) of the pillow is also very important, and it should be reasonably selected according to the actual situation of the individual. First of all, the inner filling cannot be a large cotton or sponge, it is best to fill it with thinner particles. Because granular fillers can be shaped very well, the back of the head can be pressed out of a pit when sleeping, and the corresponding raised part can just hold up the forward neck. The water absorption performance can absorb sweat and keep the neck dry. In addition, remember to let the pillow be exposed to the sun often.

In summary, a good pillow that is suitable for yourself is not only for "pillows", but also an important guarantee for protecting your cervical spine and making you sleep well. The suitable height, hard and hard, and scientific sleeping positions of the pillow will be better for your sleep and health!

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Special Author of Hunan Medical Chat: Wang Shengchun, Orthopedics Seven Valews, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital

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