We all know the value
of a good night's sleep because every single one of us has spent days
when we could not concentrate on work the whole day simply because we
could not sleep well at night.
The consequent irritability and lack of
focus not only reduces one’s productivity to a considerable extent
but also makes one displease a few people around. And we often find
ourselves wondering as to what it was that made our sleep so
unfulfilled. What could it be that prevented you from having a nice
sleep despite your being dead tired when you got back home from work.
The last thing that is likely to come to your mind is the pillow.
That little piece that we keep under
our heads as we doze off never really comes across as so important.
But it certainly is a sleep-maker or a sleep-spoiler depending upon
how good a shape it is in. Not just that, it may also be a reason for
the awful pain that you sometimes feel in your neck, shoulder and
upper back.
The position of the
spine while we are sleeping must be right; or else one could get up
with a terrible backache. The reason could be a pillow that needs
urgent replacement. Most of us fail to realize that over the time
pillows tend to become unfit for a sound sleep. They tend to get
lumpy or compressed, which makes them less supportive. So, if your
pillow is showing the signs of aging, it is time for you to go pillow
shopping.
While shopping for the pillow, make
sure that you get the pillow of the right size and made of the right
material. The pillow should neither be too soft, nor too hard. An
excessively soft pillow may not support your head sufficiently well
and adjust itself according to the position of your head, which might
be a reason for pain in the neck and lower back later. Similarly, an
overtly hard pillow may make you feel as though you had a stone
underneath your head, which would obviously make your sleep far from
comfortable.
Once you get the right pillow, it would
help you keep the spine in the right place while you are asleep. And
if your backache was the result of an old pillow, you would see the
dramatic improvements.
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