| Getting Rid of Shoulder Pain! | | | | is needed to support and stabilize the shoulder joint. |
| Learn how to: | | | | Tears in the supporting muscles or tendons are |
| Relieve Rotator Cuff Pain and frozen shoulder. | | | | common, and if the pain is ignored it can lead to |
| Increase the mobility of your shoulder joint...simply by | | | | chronic rotator cuff injuries and persistent pain. |
| changing your pillow! | | | | A minor injury that begins with inflammation and |
| "Ouch! I think I slept on my bad side again..." Don't you | | | | swelling can become progressively worse, with the |
| hate waking up or going to work with a searing pain in | | | | buildup of scar tissue- which is less flexible and much |
| your shoulder? | | | | weaker than the original tendon tissue. |
| If you sleep on your side, you're probably putting your | | | | If your shoulder joint hurts, one of the first things you |
| shoulder through tremendous strain and pressure. For | | | | should do is to give it a complete rest, especially when |
| those who sleep with an arm under their head, it can | | | | you sleep. Many people who sleep on the side tend to |
| get worse, as your arm works non-stop to support the | | | | roll over to the injured side, putting the shoulder joint |
| weight of your head and to align your neck with the | | | | under repeated stress. |
| upper back. | | | | What's worse, is that the shoulder is practically |
| There is a high risk of rotator cuff tears in people over | | | | 'trapped' under the head and locked in the same |
| 40 and those who engage in repetitive 'overhead' | | | | position for hours. This inhibits the supply of oxygen-rich |
| activities - which involve hours of work with your arm | | | | blood to the affected joint and leads to painful muscle |
| raised over your head, such as writing on a | | | | cramps. No wonder it feels worse every morning! |
| blackboard. Many vigorous sports such as baseball, | | | | Finally- you can do something about your rotator cuff |
| weight lifting and swimming can lead to rotator cuff | | | | pain, enjoy better sleep and wake up refreshed. All it |
| injuries. | | | | takes is a scientific contoured pillow that is designed to |
| An existing shoulder injury can become worse with the | | | | free up your shoulder and arm, in the side-sleeper |
| wrong sleeping posture, where the injured side is not | | | | position. |
| allowed to get sufficient rest to recover and regain its | | | | A scientific contour pillow that has proved itself in |
| normal range of motion. | | | | extensive test surveys is the "Better Sleep Pillow", |
| Understanding Shoulder Pain: Rotator Cuff Injuries and | | | | designed by leading neurosurgeon Dr. Burke. |
| Frozen Shoulder | | | | The "Better Sleep Pillow" is made of visco-elastic |
| The most prominent sign of a rotator cuff injury is the | | | | Memory Foam, which provides added stability and |
| limited range of motion of the shoulder joint. Certain | | | | support for side sleepers. The Memory Foam will |
| movements such as reaching overhead, trying to put | | | | mould itself to your side contours, leading to instant |
| on a jacket or reaching your back pocket can | | | | comfort and fewer position changes through the night. |
| become excruciatingly painful. | | | | The special channels on the underside of the pillow |
| The shoulder joint has the widest range of motion, as | | | | allow your arm to slide in and out easily, without |
| compared to any other joint in the human body. That | | | | disturbing your head or neck position. Even with your |
| makes it possible for us to perform a multitude of | | | | arm positioned under your head, you will feel no |
| tasks, making it particularly vulnerable to injury. | | | | pressure at all, as your head and neck are perfectly |
| A complex system of muscles, tendons and ligaments | | | | supported by the Better Sleep Pillow. |