Hey, everybody got neck pain while you're sleeping? Well, I'm
going to show you ways to avoid it. So let's get started.
So while I'll show you some of the ways to help relieve neck pain
while you're sleeping, I'm going to use the Pine & Zebra Air Tube
Neck Pillow. And it's nice just because it has some of the
things I'm going to be pointing out. One of the big things, if
you have neck pain, when you're sleeping, is maybe the height of
your pillow. So a lot of times people like those big fluffy
pillows, but then what happens is your neck gets out of that
natural alignment or a neutral position of your neck. So if I'm
here, if I have a big pillow, then I might be cranked like
this the whole time. But if I have a flat pillow or no pillow
at all, then I'm going to be stretched over the other way. So
you can see, even if I'm relaxing, which I'll show you in
a second, this isn't gonna be over stretching those muscles,
and then tightening these muscles, depending on which way
your neck is that whole time. So you really want to be in that
what we call neutral position, or that natural position. And
then if you're on your back, you want to support that curve in
your neck, you know, you don't want to be pushing into it, you
just want it to be nice and supportive. So again, it stays
in that natural position. So you can see if you have a pillow
like this, I'm here and I'm getting that nice neutral
position, you should be able to almost see kind of a straight
line. So if I had a big pillow or two pillows, which a lot of
people like to sleep on sometimes see I'm I'm up in this
position. And then I can feel these neck muscles on the
bottom, getting overstretch. And again, then these are getting
tightened because they're in that shortened position. And
then the same thing, if there's no pillow at all, then I'm down
like this. So then these are getting overstretched. And then
I'm not having any support in that net curve there. So what's
really nice to have in a pillow, especially if you're having neck
pain is having it being able to be adjusted. So you can put more
of the inside stuff in or take some of it out. Now this
particular pillow, the pine and zebra air to pillow is really
cool because one, it gives you some extra of the basically soft
pipe or tubes that they they put in the pillow. So you can see
here, these are really neat, because they're these little air
tubes. And what's great about that is one, it's firm. So if
you like those big fluffy pillows, this might not be the
one that you want. But you really do want that firm
supportive pillow, if that's comfortable for you, because a
lot of times with the other stuff, that's the inside stuff,
it will flatten out throughout the night. And then so you might
start off in a good position. And then you'll end up kind of
in a bad position. So this kind of keeps it a nice, the form
stays. So it doesn't then flatten out throughout the
night. So that's why I really liked these. And I liked that
they give you some pictures that you can put in if you need to or
not. The other great thing with this, the soft pipes in there is
it allows that air to flow. So if you are like me, and you tend
to sleep hot, another great way to get a good sleeping position
is making sure that you're not hot and overheated or sweating
throughout the night, because then you're going to be tossing
and turning and you're going to get in a really bad sleeping
position. So again, you can see here, I really want to show when
I'm lying on my side, the The nice part about this having this
little contour for your head. But having this support here is
if you maybe have some shoulder issues, it holds you up so then
all of your pressure isn't going down on the shoulders, that's
really important as well, you don't want your shoulder to end
up taking all the pressure because those neck muscles are
connected to your shoulder. So if you're having some pain, it
could be because you're getting too much pressure on your
shoulder, which is in turn stretching out those muscles in
your neck. Again, same thing if you're lying on your back, you
still want to be in that nice neutral position. And you can
see this piece right here just fits nicely in the curve of my
neck. It's not pushing hard into it, it's not sagging down, it's
giving that nice amount of support. And so since everyone
is different, that's when it comes nice where you can adjust
the height because maybe you have a little bit more curve in
your neck or a little less curve. And you can add or take
out depending on what you want. But again, it's nice because it
kind of puts you in that good neutral position. So you can see
here, if you turn it over, it's got the outer zipper lining, and
then it's got a smaller one here. And then it's just kind of
twisted. So you can easily again, adjust that height if you
want to with these. And at first I was a little
worried with this because of the shape of them. You know, I was
like how can how can that be nice and uncomfortable but it is
very comfortable. And again, it's it's a firmer pillow so is
probably not going to be for everyone but that having that
firmness in there not too far. ferme, it's got that nice
supportiveness in there, but it doesn't lose its shape. And
that's a big thing with the pillows and having that good
neck support in there, because if it loses its shape, then
you're just going to almost bottom out throughout the middle
of the night. And then you're going to end up in that awkward
position. Again. Another thing that I found that I really liked
with this pillow, is, if you're like me, I like to sleep on my
side most of the time with my hand underneath like this. But a
lot of times I found when I was using a little bit fluffier
pillows, what I would end up doing is tucking in my chin like
this. And then I would be not be getting as good of an airway,
and sometimes do a couple snores or two. And so this having
having this here kind of helps support my head and makes me not
want to see it kind of almost stops me from tucking in my
chin. But it's so comfortable here that I don't want to have
to feel like I don't want to feel like I need to tuck in my
chin. So it's a nice good position here. So again, is
keeping everything in alignment. And also with me having those
shoulder issues, I was a little bit worried about the the
smaller, thinner pillow, but it really does have good support in
there. So again, side sleepers, this is how I really wanted that
nice neutral position for the neck. I have some other videos
if you want to go further down the chain of how to make that
comfortable. And then on your back, same thing you want it to
be supported in that curve, but you don't want it to be, you
know, pushing into it was uncomfortable or not enough
there were then you're again going to kind of tuck in your
chin throughout the night to kind of get that curve down. You
want it to be nice and supported. So you're not feeling
like you're dropping that chin going back or for now I have my
ponytail behind my head here so it might be a little bit of an
angle. But of course most people don't sleep with a ponytail so
then you'd be in that more flattened position. So there you
have it. Those were ways to relieve neck pain while you're
sleeping. If you're interested in purchasing the Pine & Zebra
Air Tube Neck Pillow, click on the link up there and remember
be safe, have fun, and I hope you feel better soon.