What
is the best sleeping position?
Is it bad to sleep on my stomach?
Why is it so hard to stop stomach sleeping?
I have a leg spacer. Why do I need a Teardrop
Body Pillow?
Is the Teardrop Body Pillow easy to use?
Does the Teardrop Body Pillow come in different
sizes?
What material is the Teardrop Body Pillow made
of?
How does the Teardrop Body Pillow differ from
triangular wedges?
Q.
What is the best sleeping position?
The
sleeping position most recommended by health care professionals
is the side-sleep position. In the side-sleep position,
the body is kept most neutral when leg spacing and torso
support is provided. The Teardrop Body Pillow is both a
leg spacer and torso support and adapts to each user's unique
body shape.
Q.
Is it bad to sleep on my stomach?
Stomach
sleeping is the worst sleeping position for the body, placing
abnormal stress on the neck, shoulders, ribs, upper back,
lower back, jaw and vital organs. The rotational stress
placed on the neck can lead to stretching of the cervical
nerve roots, causing pain and muscle spasm.
See "What the Experts Say About Stomach Sleeping"
poster.
(Link to stomach sleeping poster)
Q.
Why is it so hard to stop stomach sleeping?
Stomach
sleepers have an engrained need for stomach warmth and support.
Until this desire is fulfilled, stomach sleepers will find
it difficult to try any other position. The Teardrop Body
Pillow easily satisfies this need, offering both a fully
supported staggered position (between stomach and side sleeping)
and a fully supported side sleep position.
Q.
I have a leg spacer. Why do I need a Teardrop Body Pillow?
Leg
spacers space the legs and thus support the pelvis neutrally,
yet pay no regard to the torso. A side sleeper with pelvis
support, yet without torso support, may experience more
spinal discomfort than if neither were supported, due to
increased spinal rotation and lateral flexion. The Teardrop
Body Pillow supports both the pelvis and the torso allowing
maximal spinal support and body comfort.
Q.
Is the Teardrop Body Pillow easy to use?
The
Teardrop Body Pillow is made of firm, yet lightweight, open
cell viscoelastic memory foam. What this means is that it
is easy to maneuver and yet still adapts to the unique shape
of each user. Each unit comes with full instructions for
use.
Q.
Does the Teardrop Body Pillow come in different sizes?
Teardrop
Body Pillows come in both 6" (6x10x28") and 7"
(7x11x28") sizes. Our general recommendation for sizing
is to choose the 6" Teardrop Body Pillow if you are
5'10" (177.5 cm) or shorter. Choose the 7" Teardrop
Body Pillow if you are taller. Factoring in the many varying
body types of our population, there are exceptions to this
general rule. See your retailer for fitting.
Remember
to:
- Experiment with the teardrop pointing both in and out
to find your unique comfort position(s).
- Allow the heat and weight of your body to settle onto
the pillow. The adaptive character of the foam takes a few
seconds to fully activate.
Q.
What material is the Teardrop Body Pillow made of?
The
Teardrop Body Pillow made of firm, yet lightweight, open
cell viscoelastic memory foam. This specific material allows
the pillow to adapt to its individual user, yet is easily
maneuverable.
Q.
How does the Teardrop Body Pillow differ from triangular
wedges?
Triangular
wedges do not adapt to the contours of the body and were
designed instead specifically to prop up the knees and/or
upper body during back resting and sleeping.
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