Post Date December, 03 2023
Currently, cervical spondylosis is at a high incidence stage and gradually becoming younger, and even some middle school students often experience feelings of neck tightness, stiffness, and acid deposition. When it comes to the causes of cervical spondylosis, in addition to long-term lying down at the desk and playing with computers and mobile phones, the pillows that are closely related to our lives cannot be ignored, as nearly one-third of our lives are spent in bed.
As the saying goes, "Rest assured", but in fact, the impact of excessively high or excessively low pillows on the cervical spine is worrying. From the perspective of human anatomy, there is a lordosis curve in the front of the cervical spine, known as physiological lordosis (cervical curvature). If we use excessively high pillows during sleep, it is equivalent to forcing the head to be in a "low" state during the entire sleep process, causing the curvature of the neck to stretch and bend excessively, which virtually increases the burden on the neck. In the long run, soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments, and intervertebral discs in the neck are in a state of tension for a long time, leading to chronic strain and spasms, leading to the emergence of cervical spondylosis. This is why many people wake up with dizziness, stiff neck, and fatigue, and sleep is more tiring than not sleeping.
Choosing a good pillow in life is obviously important, so how to pillow it? What kind of pillow is the best choice?
The correct pillow should not only support the lordosis of the neck, but also well accommodate the occipital portion of the head (back of the head). For pillows, the part supporting the back of the neck (curved neck) should be slightly higher, usually around 15 cm in width of your shoulder, or the pillow should be compressed to be equal to your fist (the width of your fist facing upward is the standard for fist height), while the part supporting the back of the head should be less than about 5 cm of the above part, allowing it to fully support the head, so as to foil and maintain the physiological curvature of the neck, It can also adapt to the height of the shoulder, which can only make the soft tissue of the neck in a relaxed state, improve sleep quality, slow down strain and degeneration, and avoid the occurrence of cervical spondylosis.
