| If you suffer from shoulder pain while sleeping, long | | | | innovative designs, each of which can serve as a |
| uncomfortable nights, or soreness in the morning when | | | | good pillow for side sleepers. The typical side sleeper |
| you wake up, you might benefit from a specially | | | | pillow will be made out of memory foam. The |
| designed side sleeper pillow. | | | | advantage of memory foam is that it changes it shape |
| Many people who classify themselves as side | | | | in response to pressure and body heat. It will actually |
| sleepers will report soreness and pain after sleeping. | | | | mold itself to your body throughout the night. |
| Sometimes these people are suffering from shoulder | | | | The disadvantage to memory foam pillows is that they |
| injuries such as rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder | | | | tend to be rather heavy. Depending on what you do |
| syndrome, or arthritis. | | | | with your arms while you sleep, the weight of the |
| The shoulder is a complex system of muscles, bones, | | | | pillow can be rather uncomfortable. |
| and tendons that can easily be injured from all manner | | | | A properly designed side sleeper pillow solves this |
| of activities. Sleeping on your side only aggravates | | | | problem by including strategically placed crevices and |
| these conditions. When you sleep on your shoulder, the | | | | channels. One pillow design features a channel |
| weight of your body puts a lot of pressure on your | | | | underneath the pillow to allow your arm to pass |
| shoulder and your lower arm. Your upper arm also has | | | | through without unnecessary pressure. Another design |
| to find a place to go. Gravity pulls down on it and you | | | | adds a small shelf at the front of the pillow. The shelf |
| end up with a lot of torque on both of your shoulder | | | | allows you to comfortably tuck your shoulder under |
| joints. | | | | the pillow while also providing support for your head |
| Recently, sleep specialists have come up with several | | | | further back. |