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Originally Posted by nospam
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I found a solution that I believe makes a bed like this unnecessary for me. I was originally a stomach sleeper but have been able to convert to side sleeping. Sleeping on my back has never been comfortable unless I am in the zero gravity chair. I have multiple types of pillow that I can sleep well with on my sides, but I periodically aggravate bursitis in my shoulders. My therapist believes my shoulders were bearing too much weight/pressure when side sleeping.
I browsed the Relax the Back website earlier this week and found these specialty pillows made for side sleeping:
http://www.relaxtheback.com/sidepill...pur-pedic.html
http://www.relaxtheback.com/contourside-pillow-974.html
I read all of the reviews and found this one in particular:
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Very impressed! Review by Ryan
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I just had my first night of sleep on my new ContourSide and honestly have to say I haven't slept so good in a long time. I suffer from thoracic outlet syndrome which brings with it a lot of upper back and neck pain as well as ulnar nerve numbness at night. I also highly recommend buying the high density black foam roller since I also started using that last night. I have wasted thousands on objects/doctors/prescriptions to help me get a good night sleep, but this is not one of them!
(Posted on 4/3/11)
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I went to my local Relax the Back and tried the pillows. I tried the Temper-pedic pilllow first and liked it. However, it only comes in one size (4") and seemed a tad too small for me. The ContourSide pillow felt absolutely amazing. The pillow foam is softer and more luxurious than the Temper-pedic and comes in multiple sizes. The largest (5") size fit me perfectly.
The pillows are not cheap but my wife was on board and I dropped $150 on the Large CounterSide pillow. I just had surgery Thursday and have slept on the pillow Wednesday night and Friday afternoon and night. I don't think i have ever been able to get sleep this restful since my TOS journey started 5 years ago. My wife said I don't move an inch and wake up in the exact same position that I fall asleep in (with our cat Nala parked right next to me). She hasn't observed any tossing, turning, or snoring either. I am sleeping in 4 hour blocks (in between pain med regimen) right now.
If you have a local Relax the Back store I recommend at least giving these pillows a test drive. I'm off for another 4 hours of sleep now!
